Showing posts with label Dil Raju. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dil Raju. Show all posts
Friday, 16 April 2010
Friday, 26 February 2010
Venky and Pawan in a movie!
Yes, you heard right. There is a rumor doing the rounds that Victory Venkatesh and Power Star Pawan Kalyan are ready in act together in a multistarrer. If sources are to be believed Dil Raju is planning a movie with two super stars in the direction of Srikanth Addala of Kotha Bangaru Lokam fame. Let's hope this project materialises.
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Jr.NTR's upcoming projects
Jr.NTR's current project Adurs directed by VV Vinayak is almost complete. It is said to be a mass entertainer in which NTR is playing a dual role. The heroines are Nayanatara and Sheela. The music composed by Devi Sri Prasad will be releasing on November 20th and the film will release in December.Meanwhile, Jr.NTR is going to be doing two projects simulataneously; Dil Raju's Brindavanam, and Meher Ramesh's Shakti. Brindavanam is directed by Munna-fame Vamsi Paidipally and NTR is starring opposite Trisha for the first time in this one. Thaman is composing the music and Srihari is said to be doing an important role.
Shakti is coming in the same combination as Kantri with Aswini Dutt as the producer and Mani Sharma composing the music. Ileana is pairing with NTR again after Rakhee.
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
Why Josh was released on 05/09/09
I wrote a post earlier arguing that Josh shouldn't have been release just a few hours of the CM's death. But I found out that it was out of Dil Raju's hands at that stage. The prints had already been dispatched overseas and some places in Andhra as well. If they were to wait for a week, high quality pirated copies of the movie would have been leaked into the market even before the release of the movie. Hence, they had no choice but to release it on the 5th. Sorry to Dil Raju and the Josh team for the earlier post.
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
Josh Preview
Finally the much awaited Josh introducing Nagarjuna's son Naga Chaitanya is releasing tomorrow. There are a lot of specialities with this one, Dil Raju, Sandeep Chowta, Radha daughter Kartika etc. You know all of that. The other members of the cast are JD Chakravarty, Prakash Raj, Brahmanandham, and many new faces as well.I gave the audio review to this a while back. You can read it here. I gave it an overall rating of 2.9/5, which is pretty good by my standards. It also depends on how the songs are picturised on screen.
From the inside info I heard, it has got good talk from the censors. Some of the fans are really confident, one of them even said that he will stop giving pre-release reports if it isn't a hit. But let's see what actually happens.
As far as the release date is concerned it is probably a good time to release, as it has been more than a month since the audio has released. Magadheera is still roaring at the theatres but if Josh is successful it will slow it down a bit.
Here is are videos of a number of celebrities wishing the Josh team all the best.
Courtesy: CineGoer, MegaFans
If you want live updates they will probably be in the forums here.
Let's wish Josh all the best.
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Saturday, 15 August 2009
Bridavanam Details
Forthcoming NTR-starrer Brindavanam was launched today. It has a lot of big names and combinations associated with it. It will have two heroines who are yet to be selected. It is directed by Vamsi Paidipally who is back after Munna. The supporting cast are Srihari, Brahmanandam and Sunil. It will be a family orientated subject with humour elements. The music is composed by Thaman, who is getting good offers after the successes of Kick and Anjaneyulu. Oy yeah, and to top it all off it is being produced by the man with the golden hand Dil Raju. It is slated to release for Summer 2010, looking forward to it.Meanwhile, Taarak's next movie with Vinayak will probably release in October.
Click here for pics of the opening. (Courtesy HaritheHero)
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Josh Audio Review
Josh...Youth Rockzzz Naga Chaitanya's debut film had its 
audio release on last Saturday and the was available in the market on Monday. The tunes are composed by Sandeep Chowta who composed music for Nagarjuna movies Ninne Pelladatha and Super. Let's see how the sountrack turned out.
1. Diridiri Diridi
Singers: Sandeep Chowta, Kunal Ganjawala
Lyrics: Seetarama Sastry
This is the song that was used in the promos and can be called the title song. The introduction music is really catchy which is probably why it is being used the trailers. The rest of the song, however, is not quite up to expectations. The tune in the pallavi is a total contrast to the rest of the song which is not appealing as it loses it feel as a hard-hitting, energetic song. The selection of singers is not good as the lyric clarity is lost in the voices of Sandeep Chowta and Kunal Ganjawala. There are also some parts of the interludes that make you lose the feel of the song. Coming back to this song, it is just an average song. The instument usage is alright and the lyrics are also ok.
Rating: 2.75/5
2. Neetho Vunte
Singer: Karthik
Lyricist: Seetarama Sastry
This is Sandeep Chowta kind of melody song. It is not a normal melody as it has some moments of fast beats. The tune sounds western but the lyrics have a Telugu feel to them, which is nice. Karthik, who is in the top 5 singers in Telugu at the moment, does a spendid job. The thing I like about this song is that the lyric clarity is perfect unlike the first song. The selection of singer, orchestration and lyrics are the highlights of this song.
Rating: 3.25/5
3. Jigijikka (Bit Song)
Singer: G. Raju
Lyricist: Chandrabose
This a bit song, so there is not much to talk about. There is minimal music, it is a song that talks about the atmosphere at college. The Jigijikka part of the song sounds very familar especially the tune.
Rating: 2.75/5
4. Aawara Hawa
Singer: Sowmya Rao
Lyricist: Seetarama Sastry
This a female solo so it may be the heroine introduction song. The tune is pretty good and used in the introduction and the two interludes. The singer does a good job with good diction and lyrical clarity. This doesn't really sound like a Sandeep Chowta kind of song, but has elements of his songs like the English lyrics in between. This song will catch on after repeated listening. The lyrics are good and use of instruments is good.
Rating: 3/5
5. Bad Bad Boy
Singer: Ranjith
Lyrics: Seetarama Sastry
This may the hero introduction song. It has typical hero introduction song lyrics where he talks philosophically in the charanaalu and then says he is a Bad Boy in the pallavi. Ranjit has become the standard choice for hero solo songs and introductions. He does a good job as usual. Coming to the orchestration this probably the most Chowta-ish song in the album it has some characteristics of songs in Super and Bujjigaadu. But the only difference is that the lyrical clarity and quality in this song is much better.
Rating: 3/5
6. Annayochinado (Bit Song)
Singer: Ramana
Lyrics: Chandrabose
This is another bit song with minimal music. It sounds like a folk song especially the tune. If anyone has been watching the singing talent show on MAA TV, Idea Super Singer 3 you would know that Chandrabose is one of the judges in that show along with renowned folk writer and singer Goreti Venkanna. I was joking that maybe Chandrabose has been taking tips from Venkanna on folk songs. Anyways, jokes aside another thing that to be said about this song is that the producer Dil Raju has sung this song (Ramana is his actual name). For a bit song it is good.
Rating: 3/5
7. Evvariki
Singers: Rahul Vaidya, Ujjaini Mukherjee
Lyrics: Seetarama Sastry
This is another melody song. The introduction music of this song is really good and well composed. However, the feel of the song is lost once the singers start singing. The way "Evvariki" is said is kind of annoying as it is said in a very un-Telugu way. That is the main setback of this song, the lack of current Telugu pronounciation. It is only in a few places (mainly at start of second charanam), but they are clearly audible and must have felt like a dagger in the heart of Seetarama Sastry. Leaving aside that mistake, the voice of the singers are good especially Ujjaini Mukherjee's which sounds a bit like Sadhana Sargam's.
Rating: 2.5/5
8. Me Me Meka (Bit Song)
Singer: Chandrabose
Lyricist: Chandrabose
Another small bit song which may be used for comedy on screen. It is not really appealling on listening and has to be seen on screen to say any more.
Rating: 2.5/5
9. College Bulloda
Singer: Vittal Rahul
Lyrics: Chandrabose
This sounds like "O My Brotheru" from Arya. It definitely has a Devi Sri Prasad kind of feel to the song. It will appeal to college-goers and youth. Vittal Rahul does a good job and Chandrabose's lyrics are suitable to the song.
Rating: 3/5
Last Words:
I feel Sandeep Chowta music sounds different but does not always have universal appeal. For example, there are only a small proportion of the audience who liked the soundtracks of Super and Bujjigaadu. He does bring novelty with his music. In this album, I think he has not been given that much freedom in the selection of singers as he usually chooses Hindi singers (who don't usually sing in Telugu). Dil Raju may have influenced the choice of lyricists and singers and hence the songs have a little more nativity than Sandeep's previous soundtracks in Telugu. I think it is not a bad soundtrack and its success will also depend on how the movie fares at the box office. Worth a listen.
Overall Rating: 2.9/5 (Above Average)
My Pick: Neetho Vunte
audio release on last Saturday and the was available in the market on Monday. The tunes are composed by Sandeep Chowta who composed music for Nagarjuna movies Ninne Pelladatha and Super. Let's see how the sountrack turned out.1. Diridiri Diridi
Singers: Sandeep Chowta, Kunal Ganjawala
Lyrics: Seetarama Sastry
This is the song that was used in the promos and can be called the title song. The introduction music is really catchy which is probably why it is being used the trailers. The rest of the song, however, is not quite up to expectations. The tune in the pallavi is a total contrast to the rest of the song which is not appealing as it loses it feel as a hard-hitting, energetic song. The selection of singers is not good as the lyric clarity is lost in the voices of Sandeep Chowta and Kunal Ganjawala. There are also some parts of the interludes that make you lose the feel of the song. Coming back to this song, it is just an average song. The instument usage is alright and the lyrics are also ok.
Rating: 2.75/5
2. Neetho Vunte
Singer: Karthik
Lyricist: Seetarama Sastry
This is Sandeep Chowta kind of melody song. It is not a normal melody as it has some moments of fast beats. The tune sounds western but the lyrics have a Telugu feel to them, which is nice. Karthik, who is in the top 5 singers in Telugu at the moment, does a spendid job. The thing I like about this song is that the lyric clarity is perfect unlike the first song. The selection of singer, orchestration and lyrics are the highlights of this song.
Rating: 3.25/5
3. Jigijikka (Bit Song)
Singer: G. Raju
Lyricist: Chandrabose
This a bit song, so there is not much to talk about. There is minimal music, it is a song that talks about the atmosphere at college. The Jigijikka part of the song sounds very familar especially the tune.
Rating: 2.75/5
4. Aawara Hawa
Singer: Sowmya Rao
Lyricist: Seetarama Sastry
This a female solo so it may be the heroine introduction song. The tune is pretty good and used in the introduction and the two interludes. The singer does a good job with good diction and lyrical clarity. This doesn't really sound like a Sandeep Chowta kind of song, but has elements of his songs like the English lyrics in between. This song will catch on after repeated listening. The lyrics are good and use of instruments is good.
Rating: 3/5
5. Bad Bad Boy
Singer: Ranjith
Lyrics: Seetarama Sastry
This may the hero introduction song. It has typical hero introduction song lyrics where he talks philosophically in the charanaalu and then says he is a Bad Boy in the pallavi. Ranjit has become the standard choice for hero solo songs and introductions. He does a good job as usual. Coming to the orchestration this probably the most Chowta-ish song in the album it has some characteristics of songs in Super and Bujjigaadu. But the only difference is that the lyrical clarity and quality in this song is much better.
Rating: 3/5
6. Annayochinado (Bit Song)
Singer: Ramana
Lyrics: Chandrabose
This is another bit song with minimal music. It sounds like a folk song especially the tune. If anyone has been watching the singing talent show on MAA TV, Idea Super Singer 3 you would know that Chandrabose is one of the judges in that show along with renowned folk writer and singer Goreti Venkanna. I was joking that maybe Chandrabose has been taking tips from Venkanna on folk songs. Anyways, jokes aside another thing that to be said about this song is that the producer Dil Raju has sung this song (Ramana is his actual name). For a bit song it is good.
Rating: 3/5
7. Evvariki
Singers: Rahul Vaidya, Ujjaini Mukherjee
Lyrics: Seetarama Sastry
This is another melody song. The introduction music of this song is really good and well composed. However, the feel of the song is lost once the singers start singing. The way "Evvariki" is said is kind of annoying as it is said in a very un-Telugu way. That is the main setback of this song, the lack of current Telugu pronounciation. It is only in a few places (mainly at start of second charanam), but they are clearly audible and must have felt like a dagger in the heart of Seetarama Sastry. Leaving aside that mistake, the voice of the singers are good especially Ujjaini Mukherjee's which sounds a bit like Sadhana Sargam's.
Rating: 2.5/5
8. Me Me Meka (Bit Song)
Singer: Chandrabose
Lyricist: Chandrabose
Another small bit song which may be used for comedy on screen. It is not really appealling on listening and has to be seen on screen to say any more.
Rating: 2.5/5
9. College Bulloda
Singer: Vittal Rahul
Lyrics: Chandrabose
This sounds like "O My Brotheru" from Arya. It definitely has a Devi Sri Prasad kind of feel to the song. It will appeal to college-goers and youth. Vittal Rahul does a good job and Chandrabose's lyrics are suitable to the song.
Rating: 3/5
Last Words:
I feel Sandeep Chowta music sounds different but does not always have universal appeal. For example, there are only a small proportion of the audience who liked the soundtracks of Super and Bujjigaadu. He does bring novelty with his music. In this album, I think he has not been given that much freedom in the selection of singers as he usually chooses Hindi singers (who don't usually sing in Telugu). Dil Raju may have influenced the choice of lyricists and singers and hence the songs have a little more nativity than Sandeep's previous soundtracks in Telugu. I think it is not a bad soundtrack and its success will also depend on how the movie fares at the box office. Worth a listen.
Overall Rating: 2.9/5 (Above Average)
My Pick: Neetho Vunte
Monday, 20 July 2009
Saturday, 18 July 2009
Sunday, 12 July 2009
Josh Logo Unveiled
As I wrote eariler the logo forthcoming movie starring Nagarjuna's son Naga Chaitanya, Josh was unveiled yesterday. The audio will be released on the 18th of July and will be telecast live on MAA TV. (Image courtesy of IdleBrain)Thursday, 9 July 2009
Naga Chaitanya Film Details
Nagarjuna's son, Naga Chaitanya is going to introduced as a hero in a film called Josh. It is produced by Dil Raju, and directed by debutant Vasu Varma. The music is composed by Sandeep Chowta who earlier composed music for Nagarjuna movies Super and Ninne Pelladutha. The logo will be launched on 11th July and the music will be launched a week after on 18th July. The movie is likely to release sometime in August.
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
What is Bunny's title
Allu Arjun next movie in the direction of 'Bommarillu' Bhaskar and produced by Dil Raju has been shooting for some time now. The title of this movie has been changed close to six to seven times. At the moment it is titled Swayamvaram. But there is no guarantee about that. It is expected to release May 9.
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