Magadheera DVD release on 3rd March

Magadheera 100 Days Trailer

Unseen Magadheera Making Clips

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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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Ram Charan Teja Interview

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Magadheera High Quality Video Songs

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Magadheera vs Pokiri

Here is a program that came on TV9 about Magadheera's and other Tollywood records. Couldn't find part 1 and 8.

According to them the Top 10 Grossers of all time are:
1. Pokiri 46cr.
2. Arundhati 33cr.
3. Jalsa 33cr.
4. Yamadonga 32cr.
5. Simhadri 30cr.
6. Tagore 28cr.
7. Narasimha Naidu 27cr.
8. Indra 26cr.
9. Khushi 26cr.
10. Nuvve Kavali 25cr.

Magadheera is said to have collected about 30 crores in two weeks (Source). Let's see where Magadheera ends up in the list.














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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.

Courtesy: CineGoer

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

My Most Awaited Film Results

Konchem Istam Konchem Kastam - Above Average to Hit
Oye - Just released, hard to say
Billa - Below Average to Average
Kick - Super Hit
Boni - Flop

The remaining are yet to release, but these are the movies I am waiting for most:

Magadheera (Audio review tomorrow)
Mahesh Babu/Trivikram movie (may not be this year)
Arya 2 - Allu Arjun
Komaram Pulli - Pawan Kalyan
Naga Chaitanya first film
Venkatesh/Srinu Vaitla film
NTR/VV Vinayak Film

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.

Most Awaited Films of 2009

Films to look forward to this year:

• Konchem Istam Konchem Kastam - Siddharth, Tamanna (Already released)
• Magadheera - Ram Charan Teja
• Billa - Prabhas
• Komaram Pulli - Pawan Kalyan
• Arya 2 - Allu Arjun
• Oye - Siddharth
• Mahesh Babu/Trivikram movie (may not be this year)
• Kick - Ravi Teja, Ileana
• Boni - Sumanth
• Naga Chaitanya first film
• Venkatesh/Srinu Vaitla film
• NTR/VV Vinayak Film

And many, many more.