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A year back, this side character actress shocked tinsel town after getting arrested by task force sleuths in a brothel case. After hibernating for all these days, she is back to acting and that too with the support of a hero, say sources.
Actresses Jyothi (Pellam Voorelthey fame) and hot girl Sairabhanu are caught red handed by Police in Hyderabad's Kundanbagh area along with nine other ladies in 2010. Both are also alleged that they were regular users of cocaine and their names surfaced in Tollywood drug addicts list too. Following the arrest and release, they went into oblivion. But, Jyothi is back now into acting and recently she has signed for an important role in a vanishing hero's movie.
Industry sources are saying that she has the backing of a Tollywood hero who helps her out in getting deals. One can easily know what sort of 'deals' he is getting for her. Though Jyothi denied her role in prostitution, the controversy made her take a backseat for years. They say, she wants to make people forget about the incident and hence the cover.
It is known news that mega powerstar Ram Charan Tej is all set to arrive with his new movie 'Rachcha' and recently he also wrapped up his dubbing portion. Now, it is heard that the makers have decided to make the release big and they would be having a simultaneous release in Malayalam.
Sources say the Mollywood version has been titled as 'Raksha' and given the fact that Cherry's cousin Allu Arjun has already got a strong following among the Kerala masses, they want the same reception for Charan too. On the other hand, the young heroes have been coming up with plans to expand their presence in other regions.
The film is directed by Sampath Nandi and a lot is also being rested on the glamour quotient of the leading lady Tamannah. The milky white beauty has burned the screen to ashes with her hot sex appeal and few stills and promos of the film have been evidence enough. Let us see how the Kerala lungis shake with our Cherry boy and Tammu girl now.
The crazy combination of powerstar Pawan Kalyan and youth sensation Devi Sri Prasad has worked big time in Jalsa. And this time, it's going to be a triple treat for the fans of both these celebs.
Devi is already composing music for Pawan's upcoming action entertainer 'Gabbar Singh'. He was also roped in for the film 'Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu', in which Pawan plays the role of a TV Reporter. As both Pawan and Trivikram has decided to repeat the core team of Jalsa for their new flick which will go to the floors in October this year, DSP will be doing his job once again.
It's been some time since Devi Sri Prasad enjoyed the No.1 status among music directors in Tollywood. In recent times, latest sensation Thaman delivered back-to-back hits and rose to the top. Thaman's new-found stardom is making Devi stand on his toes. The triple dhamaka offer from Pawan is a gifted opportunity for DSP to settle scores with Thaman and to regian his lost glory. Let's wish he delivers!!!
Movie : Naa Ishtam
Rating: 2/5Cast : Daggubati Rana, Genelia, Subba Raju, Brahmanandam, etc..
Directed by : Prakash Toleti
Produced by : Paruchuri Kiriti
Banner : United Movies Banner
Music : Chakri
Release Date : 2012-03-23
After having two warm up sessions as an actor, Rana Daggubati gained in confidence to shoulder a commercial entertainer that demands him to do the essential things to turn into a star. Naa Ishtam is Rana's first ever commercial movie and that is the only thing to state about this film. Other than that it is a badly made boring romantic film with silly logics and stupid screenplay. Know the full details in the review..
Story:
This film is about a selfish person named Ganesh, played by Rana. He falls in love with Krishna Veni (Genelia) after so much drama, which has to be seen on the screen. He is aware of the fact that she is in love with another person. But he fall in love with her and for this sole reason he stands between the lovers as an obstacle. His only mission is to stop the lovers from meeting so that he gets a chance to win her love. How does he operate this mission sums up the story.
Performances:
Rana Daggubati tried his level best to fit into the shoes of a jovial and energetic character which has some negatively positive ideologies. Despite his sincere efforts Rana failed to convince us with his performance. He is wooden faced and hardly emotes. Even the basic expressions like happiness and sorrow look artificial on him. Thanks to his giant frame, he looks good and effortless in action episodes. He tried his hand at dances, but less said is better about his moves. Rana needs to learn the basics of acting if he wants to make a career as an actor.
Genelia is fine as the female lead. Thankfully she hasn't gone overboard this time. Harsha is just okay as Genelia's lover. He too doesn't know to act. Rest of the star cast is given unnecessary build up, but turn into mere puppets. Brahmanandam fails to provide laughs and so does Ali. Baddie Shawar Ali is a complete waste. Raviteja's brother Bharath does a cameo which works to some extent.
On the Technical Front:
Naa Ishtam doesn't boast of great technical values. Editing and Cinematography are just about okay. There is nothing worth mentioning about these departments. Music by Chakri is passable. O Sathiya song stands out. But the song is placed too late in the film that audience finds tough to stick to their seats at this point. Background score is not bad. The film is not lavishly made. Despite being shot in Malaysia, it didn't look rich enough.
Director Prakash handled the scenes in Mandapeta very well. But there is sort of hurriedness in the scenes canned in Malaysia. His script is half baked and the screenplay is pretty bad. Being a protege of Sukumar, he should have come up with brilliant scenes. But it looks like he doesn't possess those special skills of his guru.
Analysis:
Naa Ishtam starts on an ordinary note and stays the same throughout the first hour. There are few watchable sequences in between. The scenes involving Bharath are good. A spicy item song also is placed at this point which works well to keep the interest flowing. Even the interval twist works a bit.
Taking the story forward from that point turned out to be the biggest problem for the director. He couldn't narrate the story in a convincing way and the hero character's motives are not told properly. Director is left in a state of confusion about how to deal with the characters. He failed to show the right and wrong sides of his principal characters.
Besides that confusion, the director seems very weak in the comedy department and further dampened the prospects of the film. He didn't even develop the characters well for the audience to connect with them. Naa Ishtam might have worked if the director worked on the screenplay and characterizations.
Too much escapism in the second hour by placing so many action scenes and a nonsensical villain shows that the director lost the grip on the narrative. Only few moments holds the interest in the first hour and rest of the film is a big yawn. We don't recommend this film to our viewers. Rest is 'your wish'.
Final word: Nothing 'likeable'!
Most of the Telugu audiences believe that Mahesh Babu can rule Bollywood with his extremely handsome looks that will appeal to Bollywood audience. Even directors from B town read the potential of Mahesh Babu and approached him to introduce him to Bollywood. But the actor didn't show interest in those offers as his first and foremost preference is for Telugu cinema.
However, Mahesh Babu isn't completely against doing Hindi films, but what the superstar believes is a strong foundation to be laid for a southern hero to announce his entry in Hindi cinema. Mahesh is already laying roads for it. His latest Thumbs Up deal as the National ambassador is linked to Mahesh Babu's future plans. Mahesh replaced Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar as Thumbs Up brand ambassador and he has already got enough attention by doing so.
Not just the media, but people of North India have been noticing Mahesh Babu now. Mahesh is in plans to sign up few more 'exclusive' deals with popular products in the near future. After reaching that familiar note, Mahesh will surely attempt his first Bolly flick. Few kids who are about to make Bollywood debut without any proper ground prepared should learn from the mighty Mahesh Babu!
The KO actress Piaa Bajpai has been zeroed in for Vijay’s first producing film, which is the remake of the 1981, released Sattam Oru Iruttarai.
Sattam Oru Iruttarai was directed by Vijay’s father S.A.Chandrashekar, which will be now being directed by Ramesh. The remake will have Vikram Prabhu, son of veteran actor Prabhu Ganesan donning the lead with Kartika as his love interest. It is also heard that veteran actress Meena will be playing an important role in the film.
Velayudham actor will be producing this remake on his maiden production house Ghilli Films. Probably this will be the first movie being produced by actor Vijay. Piaa Bajpai is busy acting in couple of Malayalam films.
Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Jalsa’, which was directed by ace director Trivikram, gained a cult following among his fans and movie lovers alike. Now the latest reports circulating in the industry indicate that this team is getting back together.Pawan, Ileana and Trivikram will be working together for a new film. While there is no confirmation over whether the movie will be titled ‘Jalsa – 2′, some people close to the star say that Trivikram is yet to work on the script and one possible option is to take the story forward from ‘Jalsa’.
BVSN Prasad will be producing the film and if everything goes as per plan, the new movie should start rolling from October. We will be bringing you more updates about this interesting project as and when they become available folks.
This is the latest pic released/leaked by Trisha on twitter. It is needless to say that it's from the film 'Dammu' where Jr NTR paired up with Trisha and Karthika. The pic conveys that the film is going to promise a Nandamuri brand entertainment with two heroines reminding the yesteryear's' Balakrishna's films. Enjoy this pic meanwhile till the film hits screens!
