Darling Audio Review

Om Shanti Logo Launch

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Magadheera 100 Days Trailer

Aarya 2 Trailer

Unseen Magadheera Making Clips

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Ganesh New Trailers

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Arya 2 Leakage Details

The wallpapers leaked onto some sites a couple of days ago were actually fake ones. The fake wallpapers had the tagline "My Love is Gone". Actually, the tagline is "Baby, he loves you". The Logo is actually the same as the one used for the first Arya but with a 2 in the front. An official statement from the producer Aditya Babu was given saying that the stills and logo published a few days ago were made by someone else and were not official.

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Arya 2 stills and logo

Arya 2 has been creating a lot of buzz ever since it was launched. A few months ago some of the songs from the movie were leaked onto the internet. Now, a couple of stills of the movie with the logo design have been leaked. The film has the tagline "My Love is Gone". The film's music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad and is likely to be released next week. Click here for the leaked stills at IdleBrain.

Magadheera completes 50 days

Magadheera has completed 50 in 301 centres. It already has record breaking collections of about 60 crores. We will have to see how much it will collect in the long. It has shown the power of Telugu cinema to the world. Congratulations to the Magadheera Team. Here is the full list of centres.

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Ganesh Audio Review

Ganesh...Just Ganesh is an upcoming film starring Ram and Kajal. It is directed by Saravanan (who is debuting in Telugu), and is produced by Sravanthi Ravikishore on the Sravanthi Films banner. The same banner produced last year's super hit Ready also starring Ram. My expectations are high for this album because young and talented music director Mickey J. Meyer composed music for it. Mickey's soundtracks such as Happy Days, Hare Ram and, of course, Kotha Bangaru Lokam were all musical hits. Let's see how this one turned out.

01 - Tanemando
Singers : Javed Ali
Lyrics : Seetarama Sastry
This is a typical Mickey melody. It has elements of "Nijamga Nenena" from Kotha Bangaru Lokam and "Sariga Padani" from Hare Ram. But it is very different from those songs as well. The musical introduction sound more like an interlude as the song starts abruptly (I had to check if the song was playing from the start the first time I heard it!). The interludes are constructed in accordance with the feel of the song and the lyrics are very well written as usual by Sirivennela Seetarama Sastry. Javed Ali has surprisingly good Telugu pronounciation, and has pretty good clarity in his rendition. It is a good soothing song to begin the album.

Rating: 3/5

02 - Lalla Lai
Singers : Krishna Chaitanya, Shweta Pandit
Lyrics : Ramajogayya Sastry
This is like a song with a folk-like beat and modern orchestration. The beat of the song reminded me a little bit of "Konda Kaaki" from Aparichitudu. It is sung by Shweta Pandit who sung "Nenani Neevani" from Kotha Bangaru Lokam and Krishna Chaitanya who is well known from reality singing shows. The staring of the charanaalu reminded me a little bit of the charaanalu in "Ninne Pelladukuni" from Ready. It is not a bad song either, but somehow it lacks the appeal the Mickey songs usually have. There is not much to say about lyrics, they are simply written for the tune.
Rating: 2.75/5

03 - Yele Yele
Singers : Srimathumitha
Lyrics : Ramajogayya Sastry
The introduction, though short, is interesting. Srimathumitha's voice is very peculiar, and her voice has been distorted deliberately in some parts for effect. It is a quiet song in all aspects, musically and vocally. They have tried for something new with this song and it is hard to say whether it paid off. It sounds very different, but may not be universally liked. I thought it was something new, and it did get into my head after a while. I will leave this one up to you to judge, but I thought it was pretty good.

Rating: 3/5

04 - Raja Kumari
Singers : Kunal Ganjawala, Srimathumitha
Lyrics : Ramajogayya Sastry
Just when we have heard something that sounds very different we hear something that is very routine. There is an ample dose of Hindi and English lyrics along with the Telugu. The only parts of the song I liked is the first interlude and the tune of the charaanalu. Otherwise, there is not much to say about this song. The singers were alright, but Kunal Ganjawala's voice was a little bit rough for this song. OK but a little bit routine.

Rating: 2.5/5

05 - Chalo Chalore
Singers : Karthik, Kids Chorus
Lyrics : Ramajogayya Sastry
This is obviously a song involving kids. The movie is supposed to revolve around kids and is said to targeting the family audiences. This song will be liked by kids especially because of the lyrics. The lyrics in the charanaalu are well written, e.g. "TV channelani Pogola marpinchestha, Video games adela o wrist watch konipistha..." Karthik as usual does a good job. I liked the humming given by the chorus as well, it is quite catchy. Overall, I think this number will be a good one to watch on screen. A good number.

Rating: 3.25/5

06 - Raja Maharaja
Singers : Ranjith
Lyrics : Ramajogayya Sastry

This seems to be a hero introduction or celebration song. It is the only song in the album that justifies the title Ganesh. It has an interesting introduction for a song that is targetting the masses. It also doesn't have heavy beats that is a characteristic of mass songs. Interesting orchestration, but it may not reach the targeted audience. Ranjith also does a good job. I thought it as a good number.

Rating: 3/5

Last Words:

Overall it is an album that will only appeal to a select proportion of the audience. It has some good melody and doesn't offer much to the mass audience. It is a complete contrast to Ram's earlier film Maska, which was a musical feast for those craving fast dance numbers. Coming to Mickey, I thought it was a bit of a disappoint from his side. This album certainly doesn't measure up to his last release Kotha Bangaru Lokam. It may not help the movie in a big way. Nevertheless, it is a good album and you can listen to it in your free time.

Overall Rating: 2.9/5 (Above Average)

My Pick: Chalo Chalore

Ganesh Trailers

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Ganesh (Just Ganesh) Audio Released

The soundtrack of Ganesh... Just Ganesh starring Ram and Kajal was released yesterday. Jr NTR attended the event. The film is directed by Saravanan and produced by Sravanthi Ravikishore. The music is composed by the young and talented Mickey J. Meyer. I will posting a audio review of this soon. Stay Tuned...

Here is a short video of the release function.

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Arya 2 Details

The title is confirmed as Arya 2, there were rumours that it would be called something else. The film stars Allu Arjun as Arya, Kajal, Navdeep and Shraddha Das in other roles. It is directed by Sukumar who directed the original Arya back in 2004. The music is also composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The music for the movie will be released in the next couple of weeks and the film is likely to release for Dussera or maybe in October sometime.

Magadheera High Quality Video Songs

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Magadheera Preview: The Stage is Set

Magadheera, the much talked about movie is finally releasing tomorrow. Everything about this movie is big. Big budget, big cast and crew and equally big expections. I gave my verdict on the audio. For a magnum opus of this level, I thought the audio should have been a little bit better. Nevertheless, the audio is a chartbuster and the movie everyone is talking about is Magadheera.

With expectations this high, it is going to be a tough task to entertain the audience. SS Rajamouli has had consecutive hits in the past, and hasn't actually seen a failure as yet. But his movies have never been released with this much hype surrounding them.

In many ways this film is a very risky investment for the producer, Allu Aravind. We must keep in the mind that this is only Ram Charan's second movie. Actors who have been in the industry for many years may not have had an investment this huge put into their movies.

Inside Talk

From what I have heard, it is a movie made on a very spectacular scale and is technically brilliant not only for a Telugu film but for all Indian films in general. From the inside talk I have heard, the story is not very new but the technical aspect of the movie should make for it. Charan's dance in the song "Bangaru Kodipetta" is set to be one of the highlights. The word from the censors is that it is a lengthly movie around 2:45 hours, and has been given a U certificate. Well, let's wish the Magadheera team all the best.

Magadheera Trailer

Here's another trailer from the July 31st release, Magadheera.

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Suswarala Magadheera Special Program

This a program that aired on MAA TV about Magadheera. There are three parts to it, in the second part the audio is out of sync but still watchable.






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High Quality Magadheera Trailers

Magadheera Audio Review

The most awaited film of the year, Magadheera, has finally had its audio release on June 28th. It has been a while since it has released, but I am writing the review now after I have listened to the songs a few times. So lets see how it turned out. The music director is MM Keeravani.

1. Bangaru Kodipetta

Singers: Ranjit, Shivani

Lyricist: Bhuvanachandra

This is the much talked about and publicised remix of the yesteryear hit song by the same name. While the male voice in original was sung by SP Balasubramanium, Ranjit croons for the remix. To tell you the truth about this song, it is not that much different to the original, with the same lyrics used as well. The interludes are modernised and different singers are used to suit modern tastes. If you are expecting something different from the original you may be disappointed, but I think the real test of this song will be on the screen when Ram Charan steps up to try to challenge his father in dance moves. Overall, it is still a good song and will be probably be a chartbuster just because the original was so trendsetting.

Rating: 3.25/5

2. Dheera Dheera Dheera

Singers: M.M.Keeravani, Nikitha Nigam

Lyricist: Chandrabose

For me this is the best song of the album. It is slow soothing melody that will be liked on the first listening. However, there is one thing that I didn't like about this song and that is the selection of singers. I don't believe that Keeravani's voice will suit Ram Charan, although he did sing it well. A voice like Karthik might also suit this song. But being a music director, Keeravani probably knows more about which voices suit which songs. The two things I liked about this song are the soothing lyrics and the overall orchestration. The second interlude is especially good to hear and picks up a beat which gives the song a more majestic feel. This song will probably come in the much talked about flashback in the movie.

Rating: 3.5/5

3. Panchadhara Bomma

Singers: Anooj Guruwara, Reeta

Lyricist: Chandrabose

This song starts off well with a good instrumental introduction. But the thing I didn't like about this song is that the musical interludes and the tune of the singing don't have great synergy. Paataki musicki sambhandam ledu. The music suggests that it will be a slow melody, but it isn't completely. The singers did a decent job within their limitations. The lyrics are ok. Overall, a better number may be expected.

Rating: 2.75/5

4. Jorsey

Singers: Daler Mahendi, Geetha Madhuri

Lyricist: Chandrabose

Once again Daler Mahendi is singing a Telugu song after the hit song in Yamadonga, "Rubberu Gajulu". Does the combination of Keeravani and Daler Mahendi repeat the same magic? Unfortunately, the answer is no. This song lacks the catchiness that "Rubberu Gajalu" had. Daler Mahendi's lyrical clarity isn't great, which we all know. Remember in "Rubberu Gajalu" how he said "Nuvvante Paadi, Paadi" instead of "Nuvvante Padi, Padi". Well that turned into an attraction for that song, but for this song his mispronounciation hinders the quality rather than enhance it. Geeta Madhuri is a really versitile singer and has a great future. As I said before the lyrics aren't catchy. Overall a disappointing number, but we will have to see how the public will repond to this one.

Rating: 2.25/5

5. Nakosam Nuvu

Singers: Deepu, Geetha Madhuri

Lyricist: MM Keeravani

This is also a run of the mill song. We have heard these kind of songs before. The lyrics are simple in the pallavi, maybe a bit too simple. However, the upside to this song is the rendering by the two singers. Deepu and Geeta Madhuri both being young upcoming Telugu singers, did full justice to this song from their side. It is Keeravani that disappointed a bit from both the lyrical and musical side. It is not an unbearable song, but in a big movie that is coming out with huge expectations we have to expect the best.

Rating: 2.25/5

6. Rolling Title Music

Singer: Jassie Gift

Lyricist: MM Keeravani

For the titles we would expect powerful and majestic music especially for a movie like this that has a flashback with a Royal flashback. However this sounds like title music for a comedy movie. Keeravani said that he included a song that will ward off evil eyes (dishte teese paata). Well, maybe this song will serve that purpose. We will have to see how the titles will be shown on screen to see the complete impact of this number. From a purely audio perspective, it is not a great number.

Rating: 2/5

Last Words:

I think the comments and ratings that I gave above should some up how I feel about this album. It is not the kind of album that you expect from a mangum opus. However, if you see the other movies that came in the combination of MM Keeravani and Rajamouli such as Chatrapathi, Vikramarkudu, Sye etc they all didn't have great soundtracks either but went on the become hits at the box office. From my point of view, the trailers of the film are really promising and the background score (in the trailers) was pretty good. So we will just have to see how the film turns out and how the songs are picturised.

Overall Rating:

2.67/5 (Average)

My Picks:

Bangaru Kodipetta, Dheera Dheera Dheera

Magadheera Audio on 28th

The most anticipated movie of the year is undoubtedly Magadheera. The film stars Ram Charan Teja, Kajal and also has Real Star Sri Hari in a vital role. It is directed by one of the top directors in Tollywood today SS Rajamouli.

This film is created all the hype as it is said to have broken the record books in regards to the budget. It is the most costly film made in Telugu with a budget of 40 crores. Apparantly, there is a great use of graphics that will really have the audience in amazement.

The music is composed by MM Keeravani. Lets see how it sounds on 28th June.