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Ek Niranjan Audio Review

Everyone has form slumps. If you take a cricketer, for example, they may hit five tons in row but they may also get five ducks in a row. But they will still be remembered as a great cricketer if they come back after five ducks to score more centuries. The same applies in the movie industry. Mani Sharma has been in a form slump of sorts for the last couple of years. He really needs one rocking album to come back. Ek Niranjan is the next offering from Puri Jagannath with Prabhas in the lead. Let's see if Mani is back in form.

01 - Ek Niranjan
Singers : Ranjith
Lyrics : Ramajogayya Sastry
One of the best title songs in recent times. The rendition by Ranjith is perfect and shows the hero's characterisation in his expression. The lyrics are catchy and the tune is immediately hummable. The introduction tune gives a new feel to song and beat is superb. No doubt that this song will be a chartbuster.
Rating: 3.75/5

02 - Gundello
Singers : Hemachandra, Geetha Madhuri
Lyrics : Ramajogayya Sastry
Hemachandra has been featuring in Mani Sharma's albums for the last couple of years and almost all the songs he has song are hits. Prabhas-Mani Sharma-Hemachandra combo was seen in Prabhas' last movie Billa in the song "Bommali". The same magic didn't quite repeat this time but it is not a bad number. Hemachandra is good as usual, as is Geetha Madhuri. The lyrics are OK, but the main feature of the song is the tune. The pallavi after the first charanam is good as the vocals are mixed with a guitar which gives a feel to the song. But overall, it is just an average song because it has similarities to Mani Sharma's earlier songs.
Rating: 3/5

03 - Sameera
Singers : Karthik
Lyrics : Ramajogayya Sastry This song immediately reminded me of "Devuda" from Pokiri. The feel of the song is the same, but the rendition is a lot softer. There are always songs like this in Puri Jagannath movies, remember "Choopultho Guchchi" from Idiot and "Ninne Ninne" from Desamuduru. It is another hummable number, but lacks the catchy lyrics that the other songs I mentioned have. Karthik is good as usual.
Rating: 2.75/5

04 - Evaru Lerani
Singers : Malavika
Lyrics : Bhaskarabhatla
Hasn't it been a long time since we heard a slow melody from Mani Sharma? This one is a soothing melody number which brings back memories of Mani Sharma's older tunes for movies like Okkadu and Khushi. Malavika does a good job and Bhaskarabhatla's lyrics are also good. This one is not for the people who like fast dance numbers but it will be liked by melody lovers.
Rating: 3.25/5

05 - Mahammari
Singers : Kalyan Vasanth, Geetha Madhuri
Lyrics : Bhaskarabhatla
This is another mass number with an interesting use of a trumpet in the introduction. You remember Kalyan Vasanth from various singing shows on TV, he gets his chance with this song. It is very similar to "Choododdu Antunna" from Pokiri. The lyrics are alright. Not a bad number but not the best either.
Rating: 2.75/5

06 - Nartanatara (A Tribute to Michael Jackson)
Singers : Ranjith, Nilayini
Lyrics : Vishwa
A tribute to Michael Jackson from the Telugu industry. It is pretty good number, but the only drawback is the lack of lyrical clarity in the female singer. The musical interludes given by Mani are superb, especially the second interlude when the tune and beat of Michael Jackson's Billy Jean is used. The lyrics are good by Viswa who is good at incorporating English lyrics into Telugu (for example the Athadu introduction song). It's not a chartbuster but not a bad number either. What I want to know is, how they are going to picturise it and how they are going to fit it into the movie. In the credits perhaps.
Rating: 2.75/5

Overall Rating: 3/5 (Good)

Last Words: It is not just Mani Sharma that needs to get back into form, it is also Puri Jagannath and Prabhas. For all three this is a crucial movie. As far as the audio is concerned, it is pretty good and will help the movie's openings. I wouldn't say Mani is in full form yet, but definitely on his way back.

My Pick: Ek Niranjan

New Ek Niranjan Trailers

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Ek Niranjan Trailer

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Ek Niranjan News

The shooting of Prabhas' next Ek Niranjan has finished. It is directed by Puri Jagannath. The film will release next month and the music will be releasing on the 25th of this month (Friday). The music is composed by Mani Sharma. (Courtesy: HaritheHero)

More than one movie at once

The stars of Tollywood are now taking a different approach to their careers and are doing more than one movie at a time. In the past, top heroes were only doing one film per year and this was really hurting Tollywood especially if those films were unsuccessful. Doing more than one film at a time not only increases the number of big releases in a calendar year but also gives stars the chance to be more successful. For example, if one film is unsuccessful they can bounce back right away with another film within the same year. Allari Naresh has been doing this for the last few years, although most of his films are average or below average, since he does so many films he is branded as a successful hero.

Currently heroes that are doing or have signed onto more than one film are:

• Prabhas: He is doing Puri Jagannath's Ek Niranjan and Karunakaran's film simultaneously.
• Venkatesh: He is doing Eenadu with Kamal Haasan, and Srinu Vaitla's Namo Venkatesha.
• Balakrishna: He has signed onto three films, Bheeshma directed by Ramesh Verma of Ride fame, Boyapati Srinu's film and another film is in the pipeline.
• Mahesh: He is currently doing Trivikram's Varudu, but has signed onto Goutham Menon's film which is said to start in August.
• Ravi Teja: He always signs onto his next film before his present film is released. He has Anjaneyulu lined up, and has signed a project with Krishna Vamsi and has a few others in the pipeline.
• NTR: He is currently doing VV Vinayak's film, but he has signed onto Dil Raju's Brindavanam directed by Vamsi Paidipalli (Of Munna), Nalamalapu Bujji's MLA, and is also going to do Meher Ramesh's next film produced by Aswini Dutt.
• Allu Arjun: He has Arya 2 lined up for release, and has signed on Krish's Vedham and Gunasekhar's next film which he will do simultaneuosly. He also might have VV Vinayak's next film after these two.

So it seems that a lot of our stars have their hands full of films for a while.

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.

Srav's Awards for 2009

Best Movie: Gamyam
2nd Best Movie: Ready

Best actor: Prabhas (Bujjigadu)
Best actress: Genelia (Ready)
Best Director: Srinu Vaitla (Ready)
Best Dialogues: Trivikram Srinivas (Jalsa)
Best Music Director: Mickey J. Meyer (Kotta Bangaru Lokam)
Best Lyricist: Sirivennela (Kotta Bangaru Lokam)
Best Supporting Actor: Srihari (King)
Best Comedian: Bramhanadam (Ready)

Bujjigadu Theatrical Trailer

Here the theatrical trailer of Bujjigadu:

Bujjigadu Audio Songs

Here Prabhas' latest Bujjigadu audio songs. The music is scored by Sandeep Chowta.


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