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.

Aarya 2 Trailer

Allu Arjun's Performance at Southscope Awards

Allu Arjun performed a tribute to Michael Jackson at the Southscope Sylish Awards on Sunday night. Here is the video.

Siddharth's New Film Launch Video

Siddharth's new film was launched on Sunday. It is being produced by K.Raghavendra Rao and is being directed by his son Prakash. It is said to be a fantasy movie. The music is going to be composed by Mickey J. Meyer.

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The Inaugaral Southscope Style Awards

The Southscope style awards were presented last night in Hyderabad. I think it was for the years 2007 and 2008. Here is the list of winners:Stylish Film:

Telugu - Surender Reddy (Athidhi)

Tamil - Vishnu Vardhan (Billa)

Malayalam - Mr Joshi (20:20)

Kannada - Yograj Batt (Gaja)

Stylish Actor – Male:
Telugu - Jr.NTR (Kantri)
Tamil - Dhanush (Polladhavan)
Malayalam - Mammotty (Annan Thammbi)
Kannada - Puneet Raj Kumar (Vamshi, Raj)

Stylish Actor- Female:

Telugu - Ileana(Jalsa)

Tamil - Shreya(Sivaji)

Malayalam - Lakshmi Rai (Rock and Roll)

Kannada - Sharmila Mandra (Sajini or Krishna)

Stylish Music Album:

Telugu - Devi Sri Prasad (Jalsa)

Tamil - Harris Jayaraj (Dhaam Dhoom)

Malayalam - M Jayachandran (Madambi)

Kannada - Mano Murthy (Mugam)

Stylish Fight Choreography:

Telugu - Peter Haynes (Munna, Ready)

Tamil - Rajashekar (Subramanipuram)

Malayalam - Stunt Shiva (MafiaSasi)

Kannada - PalaniRaja (Gaja)

Stylish Song Choreography:

Telugu - Raju Sundaram (Kantri)

Tamil - Prabhudeva (Sivaji)

Malayalam - Brinda Master (20:20)

Kannada - Harsha (Galeya)

Southscope Youth Style Icon - Male: Surya

Southscope Youth Style Icon - Female: Nayantara

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

Nandi Awards for 2008 Announced

The Nandi Awards for 2008 were announced yesterday. I must say there were a few surprises. Arundhati and Gamyam mainly dominated the awards. Here are the winners:

First Best Feature Film: Gamyam (Saibabu Jagarlamudi)

Second Best Feature Film: Vinayakudu (Prem Patra)

Third Best Feature Film: Parugu (Dil Raju)

Akkineni Award for best home-viewing feature film: Ashta Chemma (Ram Mohan)

Best popular feature film providing wholesome entertainment: Ready (Sravanthi Ravi Kishore)

Best film on national integration: 1940 Lo Oka Gramam (Nandireddy Narasimha Reddy)

Second Best Children film: Durgi (PHVSN Babji, P Balachandra Reddy)

Second best documentary film: Memu Manushulame (Com of Social Welfare Dept)

Second best educational film: Adavi Naa Thalliro (Alla Rambabu)

Best director: Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi (Gamyam)

Best Leading Actor: Ravi Teja (Neninthe)

Best Leading Actress: Swati (Ashta Chemma)

Best Supporting Actor: Allari Naresh (Gamyam)

Best Supporting Actress: Raksha (Nachchavule)

Best Character Actor (Gummadi Award): Mukkuraju (1940 Lo Oka Gramam)

Best Comedian Actor (Allu Award): Brahmanandam (Ready)

Best Villain: Sonu Sood (Arundhati)

Best Child Actor: Bharat (Ready)

Best child actress: Divya Nagesh (Arundhati)

Best 1st Film Director: Sai Kiran Adivi (Vinayakudu)

Best Screenplay Writer: A Karunakaran (Ullasamga Utsahamga)

Best Story Writer: RP Patnaik (Andamaina Manasulo)

Best Dialogue Writer: Puri Jagannath (Neninthe)

Best Lyricist: Sirivennela (Enthavarako from Gamyam)

Best Cinematographer: Chota K Naidu (Kotha Bangaru Lokam)

Best Music Director: Mickey J. Meyer (Kotha Bangaru Lokam)

Best Male Playback Singer: Shankar Mahadevan (Venkatadri)

Best Female Playback Singer: Geeta Madhuri (Ninne Ninne from Nachchavule)

Best Editor: Marthand K. Venkatesh (Arundhati)

Best art director: Ashok (Arundhati)

Best Choreographer: Prem Rakshit (Kantri)

Best Audiographer: Radhakrishna & Madhusudhan Reddy (Arundhati)

Best Costume Designer: Deepa Chandar (Arundhati)

Best Makeup Artiste: Ramesh Mahanti (Arundhati)

Best Fight Master: Ram - Lakshman (Neninthe)

Best Male Dubbing Artiste: P. Ravi Shankar (Arundhati)

Best Female Dubbing Artiste: R Haritha (Nachchavule)

Best Special Effects: Rahul Nambiar (Arundhati)

Special Jury Awards: Anushka (Arundhati)
Batukamma (P Saraswati)
Allu Arjun (Parugu)
Suseela (1940 Lo Oka Gramam)

Best book on Telugu cinema: Arudra Cine Mini Kaburlu (Dr. Ramalakshmi Arudra)

Best film critic on Telugu Cinema: Parcha Sarath Kumar

If you all wondering how Arundhati can be considered for awards in 2008, these awards are actually from Ugadi 2008 to Ugadi 2009. Since Arundhati was released in Sankranthi 2009 it was considered for these awards

Deepavali Subhakankshalu

Try to Solve this Riddle: Two doors

There is a room with two doors. One door leads to heaven and one door leads to hell. There is a guard in front of each door. One of them only speaks the truth, while the other one only speaks lies. But you don't know which one is which or which door they are standing in front of.

You are only allowed to go through one of the doors and you don't know which one of them leads to heaven. You are allowed to ask only one question to only one of the guards standing in front of the doors. The guards know nothing about each other. What question would you ask to find out which door leads to heaven?

Answer coming soon...

The First Telugu Bluray

The first ever Bluray disk in Telugu has released today (13th October). It is the Nagarjuna starrer King. Coincidentally, this year's blockbuster movie Arundhati was meant to be the first Bluray to release in Telugu, but King has beat it to the finishing line. The Arundhati Bluray disk is releasing in 2 days time (15th October).

New Ek Niranjan Trailers

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Top 10 Telugu Songs of 2007

I found this video on YouTube. Someone else made this video, so it is not really my opinion, although I do agree with him on most of them. He has only uploaded the 2007 songs, but the video quality of all the songs is amazing. Have a look...

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Bendu Apparao Theatrical Trailer

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Katha Trailer

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Unseen Magadheera Making Clips

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Ganesh New Trailers

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Villagelo Vinayakudu New Trailers

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Jayeebhava Trailers

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Ghatikudu Trailers

Here are trailers of Surya's latest movie Ghatikudu.







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