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Tollywood Kaburlu
Hosted by Teja Rao · TE
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Welcome to Tollywood Kaburlu, a weekly Telugu movie podcast hosted by Teja Rao, an aspiring actor and screenwriter in USA with new episodes every Monday. Our podcast mainly revisits old Telugu movies and assesses their rewatch value in present day. In addition, we occasionally review new Telugu movies and talk about Telugu music. Hope you enjoy listening to the nostalgia blast!
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Revisiting Maryada Ramanna (2010): Review + Interesting Facts
Jun 18, 202400:54:58Tap to summarizeCredits Banner: Arka Media Cast: Sunil, Saloni, Nagineedu, Brahmaji, Rao Ramesh, Supreet, Venu Gopal, Prabhakar, Kanchi, Anuj Gurwar, Kosuri Bharat Nag & Ravi Teja (voice) Music: MM KeeravaniLyrics: Sirivennela, Ananta Sreeram, Rama Jogaiah Sastri and Chaitanya Prasad Cinematography: C Ram PrasadEditing: Kotagiri Venkateswara RaoArt: R RavinderVisual Effects: RC KamalakannanFights: Peter HeinsStyling: Rama RajamouliStory idea: Vara Mullapudi Story - dialogues: SS KanchiScreenplay - direction: SS RajamouliProducer: Shobu Yarlagadda & Prasad Devineni Release date: 23 July 2010 Writing/Direction It’s basically remake or adaptation about Our Hospitality a silent movie and its a faction movie. So obviously faction movies ruled from 1999-2005 it became outdated. Then 3 more movies came with the same story which brought something new: Maryada Ramanda Mirchi Aravinda Samantha Movie is very well done and so simple yet entertaining. Literally movie starts and brings into light the conflict. Sunil mom doesnt want him to fall prey to the violence so she dies and raises him in the city. And interestingly where movie starts, it also ends there. It opens with Gandikota visuals and then climax is there itself. Hero and heroine both have goals in the movie. Hero needs money so he comes for the land and he’s very relatable because he’s a common man doesnt find etc just a simple guy, heroine likes to draw but her entire family and her would be bava makes fun of it and she’s very likable too so you start liking this love story too. Then Ramu’s relative tells him about why it might be dangerous and explains about the godavalu. Ramu is innocent and he doesnt know. Then he meets Mallasuri and he finds out and danger starts. They play hide and seek and then Sunil finds out and cuts back to what his babbai said and he realizes he is in danger and overhears everything. Then fun starts with comedy and they want him to leave and he does everything he possibly can to not leave as it’s Avery unique point can only kill the guy if he’s outside the house. And you also start to feel the tension. He cuts the swing and he sets that up in the beginning and he cuts it, pretending to fake it and then hilarious situations ensue of everybody trying to get to leave the house. Like the scenes: He gets on a pole and it falls Letter falls down and its outside, he comes from inside to outside and back inside and they miss the chance. Balancing the tension and humor aspect is very tough and Rajamouli did a brilliant job at it. For example: lead into Teluguammayi song. You literally have tension that anything can happen to Ramu but the Brahamaji dad puts pellichoopulu and makes things very funny and lighthearted Also their uncles death ceremony, kind of symbolic like he’s responsible for his death in a way being born to Chatrapathi Sekhar was very funny. Then the bath scene very funny. Just utilizes Sunil and the tension so well. Climax gets very serious and riveting with action sequences and chases. Crazy turn of events. Jump is very athi from the cliff. But its very entertaining and then climax has the needed emotion and its very well done. The cycle as well is brilliant stroke. Best thing is you can literally see Raviteja performing the dialogues too. The circle is a great character because it always helps Ramu when he’s in need, like in the beginning and then climax but its always trolling him too. Direction by Rajamouli is very good. This movie proves once again why he’s the master story teller. Utilizing Sunil comic timing and pricing great entertainment int he train scenes and then bringing story to Rayalaseema and then one again going from entertainment and balancing the humor and tension was so well done. It doesnt have typical Rajamouli elements like hero elevations or mass scenes but it does have emotions and grandeur to be frank and good convict which drives the story forward. Such a simple story but told in an entertaining manner.
Transcribe →Revisting Yamadonga (2007): Review + Interesting Facts
Jun 14, 202400:51:05Tap to summarizeCredits Banner: Viswamitra Creations Cast: Mohan Babu, NTR, Priyamani, Mamata Mohandas, Kushboo, Rambha, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Narendra Jha, Rajiv Kanakala, Naresh, Ali, Brahmanandam, MS Narayana, Camera: Senthil Kumar Dialogues: M Ratnam Music: MM Keeravani Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao Art: Anand Sai Story: Vijayendra Prasad Presents: Rama Rajamouli Screenplay - direction: SS Rajamouli Producer: Cherry and Urmila Gunnam Release date: 15 August 2007 Interesting Facts - Tell us about how Yamadonga project happened? In response to our offer to direct a film for us, Rajamouli called me and Urmila Gangaraju one day and said that he would be directing a film for us on his banner Viswamitra creations. He wanted us to be the producers of his first venture on Viswamitra banner. Yama Donga, one of the most eagerly awaited premium product of Tollywood is all set to hit the screens very shortly. This film is by far the costliest movies made in the Telugu film industry. This film boasts of the biggest indoor set erected so far in whole of Asia and incidentally is the costliest individual set. This Yama Lokam set was erected over period of 90 days with 300 workers working on the set day and night. The magnitude of the set was so much that it took almost another one and half month to dismantle the same. This set was erected in Ramoji Film City and the no.of shooting days in this set was 42 days. Apart from this the other sets erected for four songs, the set of the Hero House and the Heroine House are also done with lot of richness and grand taste. The biggest set in RFC was erected for Vaaji song in Sivaji and it occupied only 60% of the floor. The Yamalokam set occupied 100% of the floor. We used 15 generators at a time to light up the floor. It took 4 days to set the lighting to that floor. Senthil Kumar used the best available equipment to shoot this film. Since Yamalokam set demanded a great amount of lighting, we procured almost all available lighting equipment from Hyderabad movie infrastructure providers. We had to borrow some of the lighting equipment from Chennai too. Graphics work plays a very vital role because it is a socio fantasy. We employed various e-fx companies. Adel Edeli - a renowned 3D animator from Iran - did the 3-D work for the exterior of Yamalokam. EFX studio did the major work (around 90%) of the graphics part. They have been working on the film from April to August. Rajamouli did online editing and made sure that graphics work is done simultaneously along with the shooting. A team of 80 professionals spread over three outsourcing houses spearheaded by EFX are working on the graphics and the production house is confident of coming out with the most impressive visuals. Keeravani started the work on 2 July and will complete it on 7 August. It is taking over a month. Keeravani is immensely enjoying rerecording as it is a challenging task to work for a socio-fantasy It is partly true. Prabhas did the role of Viswamitra. But not for Yamadonga film. When Rajamouli wanted to design the logo of Viswamitra Creations, he needed a model for Viswamitra photo. He requested Prabhas as his physique is very good. Prabhas obliged for a photo shoot. The designer cut the physique of Prabhas and inserted in the logo of Viswamitra creations. We started the shooting on 2 January 2007 and completed it by the end of July. It took us 148 working days spread over a span of seven months. We exposed around 2 lakhs feet of negative. We shot most of the film indoors by erecting massive sets in Ramoji Film City, Annapurna studios and Rama Naidu studios (Nanakram Guda). Climax was shot in Talakona forest. A song and some scenes were shot at Golconda Fort in Hyderabad. Audio launched on July 14h, 2007 at Hotel Marriot in Hyderabad. Finally movie released on Movie was a hit at the box office collecting 29 crores share and ran for 50 days in 400 centers and 100 days in 61 centers. 3rd consecutive hit in SSR NTR combination.
Transcribe →Revisiting Julayi (2012): Review + Interesting Facts
Jun 11, 202400:55:10Tap to summarizeCredits Banner: Harika & Hasini Creations Cast: Allu Arjun, Ileana, Sonu Sood, Rajendra Prasad, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Rao Ramesh, Tanikella Bharani, Brahmaji, Brahmanandam, Dharwavarapu Subramanyam, MS Narayana, Raghu Babu, Ravi Prakash, Shravan, Pragati, Hema, Kalpika, Tulasi, & Udayabhanu (item song) Music: Devi Sri Prasad Cinematography: Chota K Naidu & Sam K Naidu Editing: Pravin PudiArt: S RavinderStunts: Peter HeinsStory - screenplay dialogues - direction: Trivikram Presented by: DVV Danayya Producer: S Radha Krishna (Chinababu) Release date: 9 August 2012 Writing/Direction Movie is supposed to be a cat and mouse game between two very intelligent people or high IQ people. Trivikram described the movie in a single line: laksha rupayala lottery ticketni kooda kastapadi sampadinchina okka rupayithone konali’ Movie title is Julayi and hero is jobless but I had so many questions… What are his qualifications. Ok he is middle class but what did he study etc How is so intelligent yet he’s jobless. A person who has so much knowledge they dont even show how such a person is struggling in society. Instead he is chitti and satellite combined, he somehow knows everything before it happens which is ridiculous. And apparently if you solve Rubik’s cube in 5 minutes you are Einstein I guess He meets Bittu like once yet somehow he knows every move within one meeting. Here hero just happens to know everything because Bittu tipped the police off and doesnt trust Ravi because he’s worried he might tell them. But he’s always doing the polices job for them. Mari erollu laa choopistharu. I just didnt know how he knows everything. When I first saw the movie, opening scene was pure Dark Knight. If I ever meet Trivikram, I’ll ask him how many times we saw the movie. During pandemic time because people had nothing better to do, Trivikramization became a thing and its one thing to copy but to blatantly copy form such an iconic film that everyone has seen is another thing. Reduces the impact. And it lacks the intensity to which Nolan pulled it off anyway. Also no bank would 15000 crores just like that all cash and then somehow Shafi has enough time to throw trash on top it that nobody would care to notice. Climax is copied from Italian job changing containers. Also interval scene is so illogical. That’s not possible at all and a single airbag doesnt go out that entire time. Literally if you rear end someone the airbag goes off he hits about 2-3 cars and then drives through a building from such a height, no airbags, no injuries, nothing. Takes gun and shoots him. set up and payoffs is in He says eppudu choosing eppudu Radio Mirchi yenti raa babu, naa istham nenu adhe vintanu raa. Climax he uses his friend Pradeep MAchiraju to create a diversion to rescue the container. Dad says what if we try to earn money easily, I make 1 lakh, 120 days salary, will you do it in 120 minutes? Basically point of the movie is dont try to earn easy money, sanka naaki pothav. As with most Trivikram movies, where movie starts it ends. At a bus stop it tells the Bhairakona story Last scene of movie radio concludes the story The only comedy that I enjoyed was 3 scenes: Brahmanandham playing with the hospital thing pressing buttons, everyone getting slapped by Ileana, and then Brahmi explaining the kidnap story of the kid and how he went to jail. When a director like Trivikram is making a movie, you expected great writing, dialogues, comedy, and entertainment. And to be frank in Julayi you have none of those. Direction by Trivikram is average. It lacks his trademark strong writing and effectiveness. While there are some set ups and payoffs, it results in a timepass movie at best. Nothing great about it.
Transcribe →Episode 170 - Revisiting Vikramarkudu (2006): Review + Interesting Facts
Jun 7, 202400:53:49Tap to summarizeCredits Banner: Keerthi Creations Cast: Ravi Teja, Anushka, Prakash Raj, Vineeth Kumar, Brahmanandam, Ruthika, Rajiv Kanakala, Raghubabu, Ajay, Jayaprakash Reddy, Sekhar, Amit Kumar, Baba, Baby Neha, Music: MM Keeravani Cinematography: Sarvesh Murari Dialogues: M Ratnam Art: R Ravinder Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao Story: Vijayendra Prasad Stunts: Ram Lakshman Costumes Designer: Rama Rajamouli Executive producer: Cherry Direction: SS Rajamouli Producer: ML Kumar Chowdary Release Date: 23 June 2006 Interesting Facts After the success of Chatrapathi, Rajamouli floated his own banner (banner stapinchi) and wanted to do his next for his banner. Wanted to do a movie called Mudra with NTR and a big movie. But pre production and budget would cost a lot for it. So he kept it aside due to market limitations. In the meantime, we can do a movie and then do our own production and Vijayendra Prasad had readied a script about a slice story and he found it to be very exciting and powerful. If we have a powerstar as hero, it will be industry hit. He went to Bangaram set and met Pawn Kalyan and told him the store. PK said we will do it later im taking a gap right now so he said no. then Rajamouli thought of doing the movie with other heroes, for some reason Raviteja came to mind. Around Sye time, there was also some discussion during that time for they combination. Raviteja always said im ready and gave his word. Then Rajamouli told Vijayendra Prasad to change the story with Raviteja mark energy without missing my mark. Raviteja can do any character but entertainment is his main asset. That’s how they created Athili Sathi Babu character. They didnt change the police story and did some changes here and there (marupulu cherpulu chesi) within 15 days he readied the full script. M Rathnam write the dialogue version and script came out superbly. December 11th, 2005 movie was launched at Annapurna Studios. NTR, Prabhas, K Vijaya Bhaskar came as chief guests Filmed in Annapurna Studios, Athadu House set, Ramoji Film City, Rajendra Nagar Granite Quarry, 2nd half flashback scenes Karnataka Dharwad district. Filming was completed in just 5 months 90 days with great planning they finished the movie in short time. When filing at the granite quarry, the workers there threw stones at the film unit and some of them got injured. May 31st, 2006 audio was launched at a set in HiTec City. YVS Choudhary and K raghavendra Rao were the chief guests. Suma anchored the event and Adiyta Music took music rights. MM Keeravani worked day and night for 22 days to compose BGM. He gave different BGM for all emotional episodes related to Vikram Rathod character Finally on June 23rd, 2006 with 180 prints, movie released amidst huge expectations due to Ravi’s image and Rajamouli success rate got huge openings. Keeravani BGM pranam posaru and Rajamouli taking proved his track record again. Movie got some divide talk at first but after some time mass audience brahmaradham paddaru. Even in A centers movie ran every well Breakthrough for Anuksha who became star heroine, villain break for Ajay and Vineet Kumar Telugu turning point Audience thought Raviteja lo into powerful actor vunnada aascharyam vesindu. After Idiot and Bhadra gave another huge break to Ravityeja and he got full craze in masses with this movie Box office event with competition with Pokiri prabhanjanam and other movies competition, movie was a blockbuster at the box office grossing 18 crores share and 26 crores gross. In Vizag and Guntur 2nd highest grosser all time after Pokiri Ran for 100 days in 54 centers and was top 5 grossers of 2006. For 100 days function, Allu Arjun, Ileana and Allu Aravind came as chief guests. This movie was remade in 5 languages 6 different times. Tamil remake was dine by Karthi directed by Souryam Siva, Kannada directed and starring Sudden, Hindi starring Akshay Kumar directed by Prabhudeva, and remade twice in Bangladeshi with different heroes and heroines.
Transcribe →Revisiting Allu Arjun’s Arya (2004): Review + Interesting Facts
Jun 4, 202400:58:14Tap to summarizeCredits Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations Cast: Allu Arjun, Anuradha Mehta, Siva, Devi Charan, Vidya, Rajan P Dev, Subba Raju, Venu Madhav, Devi Charan, Babloo, Jogi Brothers, Sunil, Ramana Murthy Photography: Ratnavelu Music Director: Devi Sri Prasad Lyrics: Viswa, Chandra Bose, Veturi & Sirivennela Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh Action: Ram and Lakshman Choreography: Nixon, Harish Pai, Shankar, Ashok Presents: Anita Executive Producers: Sirish & Lakshman Producer: Raju Dialogues, Story, Screenplay, Direction: Sukumar Release date: 7th May 2004 Interesting Facts: Box office details with a 4 crore budgets, it collected 16 crores share the box office and was a blockbuster at the box office. In Hyderabad Sudarshan it collected 1.34 share it created a sensation Completed 50 days in 90 centers and 100 days 56 centers, celebrated 125 days and Chiranjeevi was chief guest. Dubbed into Malayalam and was a super hit there and created a market then itself. Was even remade in Sri Lanka film industry as well. Too much to list here so just enjoy the episode!
Transcribe →Revisiting Pawan Kalyan's Tholi Prema (1998): Review + Interesting Facts
May 31, 202400:45:51Tap to summarizeRevisiting Tholi Prema (1998): Review + Interesting Facts - 168 Credits Banner: SSC Arts Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Keerthi Reddy, Vasuki, Ali, Venu Madhav, Nagesh, Achyuth, PJ Sarma, Ravi Babu, Sangeetha, A. Karunakaran Music: Deva Cinematography: Y.Maheedar & Chota K Naidu Art Direction: Anand Sai Lyrics: Sirivennela and Bhuvana Chandra Editing: Marthand K. Venkatesh Story, Screenplay, Direction: A. Karunakaran Producer: GVG Raju Release Date: July 24th, 1998 Interesting Facts: In 1997, Kanarukaran wrote a story. Already worked for Prema Desam as AD, and the movie was such a big hit and wanted his first movie to be that big a hit and wrote a new love story and met around 100 producers in Chennai but nobody accepted it. He had a lot of confidence on his story and but wasnt finding the right hero. He felt if he gets the right hero, then producers will be attracted. But the right hero for the story wasnt crossing his mind, one day in a Tamil magazine he saw Pawan Kalyan’s photo and felt he would be apt for the story and role. He knew PK was a telugu hero and didn’t know he was Chiru’s brother at the time. He tried to contact Pawan and tried a lot but didnt get Pawan appointment. Finally get an appointment and said after listening to the story, he said ill wait for this story as long as it takes, he liked it that much He liked doing regular movies, but for some reason Pawan connected to story of THoli Prema a lot. Finally filming started, wanted to spent a lot for the budget but due to the Taj Mahal set, whatever they planned it went over budget and Pawan who already took advance and the remuneration he was supposed to get after the movie he said no use it for the production instead When filming the accident scene 2 junior artists Loyola lo padipoyaru, Pawan immediately went into the Loyola and rakshinchadu. One day when filming the song Ee Manase, the music wasnt there so Karunakaran just hummed the tune and Pawan danced to it. With that amount of dedication they filmed the movie Original title of the movie was Kalavara Maye Madilo, finally July 24th, 1999 movie released. PK was still known as Chiru brother, his only hit at the time was Suswagatham, so movie released without any expectations. People who saw it were in shocks. Can you make a movie this neatly, and can you show this heroine this well in a movie. Yuvatha yega badi choosaru ee movie ni. Love stories Ila vuntattai ani trend ni marchina movie Tholi Prema. Hero and heroine dont have any duets, chemistry, or vulgarity. It showed the meaning os swetchamiana prema achamaina niravacham cheppina movie Tholi Prema Cant forget Pawans acting as a boy next door character lo vothigipoyadu Pawan and his expressions and body language, Every kid saw themselves (thanani thanu) in Pawan in this movie and they followed him in youth and became a youth icon and it gave him stardom Karunakaran is a painter and the painting of Keerthi reddy in the movie was done by Karunakaran only Movie audio was a super hit and the movie has no female vocals very rare feat. Box office: sold for 3 crore pre release business, made 3x profit. It was going to become industry hit range but due to Choodalani Vundi which released a month after and became a blockbuster. Even then (aina sare) it became a blockbuster in Pawan’s career. Complete 100 days in 16 centers and 200 days in 2 centers. In Warangal, it ran for 300 days. In Nizam they bought it for 90 lakhs and 90% of the share came from Sandhya 70 MM First movie distributed by Dil Raju and it made Pawan close to number 1 spot in Telugu industry and remained a classic movie in his career and a movie with no haters. Everybody likes it even anti fans.
Transcribe →Revisiting Venkatadri Express (2013): Review + Interesting Facts
May 28, 202400:43:32Tap to summarizeCredits Banner: Anandi Art Creations Cast: Sundeep Kishan, Rakul Preet Singh, Nagineedu, Brahmaji, Saptagiri, Tagubothu Ramesh, Pruthvi, Jaya Prakash Reddy, MS Narayana, Narsing Yadav etc Music: Ramana Gogula Lyrics: Bhaskarabhatla, Srimani, Kasarla Syam Art: Sahi Suresh Fights: King Salman, Venkat Choreography: Shekar VJ Camera: Chota K Naidu Editing: Gautham Raju Direction: Merlapaka Gandhi Producers: Gemini Kiran Release date: 29 November 2013 Interesting Facts Merlapaka Gandhi real name is Che Guevara. I am born and brought up in Vedullacheruvu near Renigunta. My relatives and friends started called me Chegu, Jaggu etc since they found it hard to pronounce Che Guevara. Then my father changed my name to Gandhi when I was 5 after watching Attenborough’s Gandhi in his village. My father Merlapaka Murali used to be a journalist and worked in Eenadu and Andhra Jyothy newspapers. He likes writing novels. 25 of his novels were published in Swathi magazine. He was interested in Communism I studied in Tirupathi till intermediate and then did my B.Tech. in Allagadda. I wanted to become a director since I was in 10th class. But my father wanted me to finish studies first. After completing B.Tech, I told my father that I would do a diploma course in cinematography so that even if I fail in movies, I can live by doing wedding photography. My father agreed and I have joined LV Prasad institute in Chennai for cinematography course. I was never interested in cinematography and I used to attend direction classes. Sujith (Run Raja Run director) was my senior in that film institute. Then he after 1 year of Course felt I knew everything and made a short film called Karma Raa Devuda. It became popular and he started to get calls from the industry and one of them was Khayyum, brother of Ali in Super movie. Then they did a short film together. The first line I thought about is that a guy who wants to go to Tirupati missed his train in Hyderabad and boards it at Tirupathi. Then I added father character who gives son a last chance to stay at house and it has added tension factor. Then there is a heroine who gets tagged along. And then I wrote characters of Saptagiri and Thagubothu Ramesh for entertainment aspect. I told my father the story but he wasn't impressed intitially and he likes romance so he actually wrote the love track in the movie between Sundeep and Rakul. Most of the characters I have written are taken from real life. Narrated it to Sundeep Kishan, then told it to Chota K Naidu and he felt very excited and introduced him to produce Kiran and after listening he immediately said lets go to shooting. Producer actually gave suggestion for the title Venkatadri Express and it was fixed and it was also his suggestion to get Raman gogula for the Music after a long gap of 6 years after Yogi for a notable movie. First combo of Sundeep and Chota K Naidu. This is his first film made entirely with digital cameras. He has used Arri Alexa and Red Epic cameras. He has used lights in an effective way. We have hired a train for 11 days and shot in real locations like Kachiguda Railway station. For Saptagiri’s role, Ali was actually the first choice and that point in time Prema Katha Chitram hadnt released when they were filming. Saptagiri’s was fresh and Gandhi liked his innocence but Chota K Naidu didnt like him. He said let me call Ali garu right now but that character required Sundeep Kishan to yell at him, he didnt like Sundeep chiding (thittadam) didnt sit with well with him (ekkatle). So they continued with Saptagiri and he got very good name with it and rest is history. Movie was a hit at the box office and honestly speaking this was the last movie of Sundeep Kishan that I actually liked. Completed 50 days.
Transcribe →Revisiting Narasimha Naidu (2001): Review + Interesting Facts
May 21, 202401:00:00Tap to summarizeCredits Cast: Balayya, K Vishwanath, Simran, Asha Saini & Preethi Jingyani Music: Mani Sharma Story, Screenplay: Chinni Krishna Cinematography: VSR Swamy Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao Art Direction: Brahma Kadali Dialogues: Paruchuri Brothers Direction: B Gopal Producer: Medikonda Murali Krishna Theatrical Release Date: 11th January 2001 Interesting Facts In 2000, 4th collaboration between Balayya nd B Gopal got fixed. It was B Gopal’s 25th movie, started with a powerful cop story and shooting started and already scored 3 super hits with Balayya and fans did hungama and chuttesaru and told him have to give us another industry hit Realizing that we might not be able to score an industry hit with the cop story, he told Balayya the same and then Balayya after thinking it over said ok let’s do another story and then B Gopal called Chinni Krishna who had been in touch with for last 2 years and told him to narrate the story to Balayya In Punjab, there’s a rule that someone from every family must go to the army, then he readied the concept. Faction backdrop and fictionists have to save their people and ready an army with people from their family Balayya liked it and then they told it to Parachuri Gopala Krishna, he suggested some corrections and said it’s superb. Then they called Posani garu and the police story that got started Posani wrote that story so they told him to keep the advance. Main heroine Soundarya, and then 2nd heroine Simran. Then after a week, Soundarya couldn’t do it and informed them and then Simran become main heroine and then Thammudu movie heroine Preeti Jhangiani became 2nd heroine. Finally shooting started and title was confirmed as Narasimha Baidu Araku valley, Ooty, Hyderabad, and Vijayanagaram movie was filmed. For the songs they went to Canada and Tokyo. In Araku, they put a 120 foot bridge which costed 60 lakhs. Train and sumo chasing scenes with 100 fighters was shot over 8 days and 30 sumos were destroyed just for this scene itself Parachuri Brothers wrote a version of each dialogues in 100 different ways, dialogues have to so good for Balayya, they wrote a dialogue for Sr NTR katthulu tho kadu raa, kanti choopu tho champestha they used it in this Finally 6 crores budget filming finished but the length was too long, had to trim 30 minutes. Chinni Krishna, B Gopal, Parachuri Brothers sat and discussed. 2nd half turned out super. So they decided to trim the 1st half and as a result the interval scene got changed. Original interval scene is when Balayya gets down from the train and goons get sacred of him but due to trimming, it became Simran marriage scene is interval. Finally January 11th, 2001 amidst heavy competition in huge Sankranthi and clash of titans, movie finally released and due to the combo fans racha racha chesaru. B, C centers lo jathara vundedi and finally it became Sankranthi winner. Mass audience ki viprathamga ekkesindi ee movie and for 50 days straight anywhere you look, housefull boards. Simran glamour and acting, songs, fights, B Goal taking, dialogues, everything worked and specifically Mani Sharma BGM pranam posaru. With he movie becoming a sensational hit, Balakrishna image doubled, Simran became no 1 heroine, Chinni Krishna became star hero, B Gopal got so many offers and producers were trying to give him advance Box office details box office toofan: First movie to gross 30 crores and collect 20 crores share in Telugu cinema history In every center all time records, in a week 101 shows all time record Hyderabad Devi theater 53 days and 212 shows all houseful all time records 100 days in 105 centers first South Indian movie to run in more than 100 centers for 100 days Movie created so many records that Tamil newspaper Dinakaran wrote an article about it. Remade in Tamil as Ezhumalai with Arjun and couldn’t repeat the success as Balayya performance was so good people couldn’t imagine anyone else in the role.
Transcribe →Episode 165 - Revisiting Samarasimha Reddy (1999): Review + Interesting Facts + Representation of Factionalism in Telugu Cinema
May 17, 202401:01:00Tap to summarizeCredits Banner: Satyanarayanamma Productions Cast: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Anjala Zhaveri, Simran, Jayaprakash Reddy, Saghavi, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Babloo Prithviraj, Kailkala Sathyanarayana, Brahmanandam, MS Narayana, Venu Madhav, and others Music: Mani Sharma Cinematography: V.S.R. Swamy Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao Art: Raju RS Co Director: Swarna Subba Rao (director of Vijayendra Varma) Fights: Vikram Dharma Lyrics: Bhuvana Chandra, Sirivennela, Vennelakanti, Veturi Choreography: G. Kala & Raghava Lawrence Story: V. Vijayendra Prasad Screenplay: Vijayendra Prasad & Ratna Kumar Dialogues: Parachuri Brothers Direction: B.Gopal Producer: Chengala Venkat Rao Release Date: January 13th, 1999 Today our review will include a little history so as well so enjoy the review and information. Too much to write in the description and won't fit so didn't wanna leave anything out! Enjoy as always! - Teja Rao, die hard Telugu movie fan
Transcribe →Katha Screenplay Darsakatvam Appalaraju (2011): Review
May 14, 202400:41:23Tap to summarizeCredits Banner: Shreya Productions Cast: Sunil, Swathi, Brahmanandham, Raghu Babu, Ajay, Raviteja Music: Koti Editing: Praveen Pudi Cinematography: Sudhakar Yakkanti Story, Screenplay, Direction: Ram Gopal Varma Producer: Kiran Kumar Koneru Release Date: February 18th, 2011 Writing/Direction Movie is supposed to be a satire on Telugu film industry and everything Ram Gopal Varma has seen and experienced in Telugu film industry. The parallels are so funny yet he roasts everyone including himself. Cinephiles, critics, heroes, heroines, producers, distributors, music directors, and financiers. Spoofs are well done Nandi Awards - Gurram Awards lmfaooo Kottukundam Raa movie and the starting lo movie name is Yedava Sunil - RGV Kota - Dil Raju Onti Kannu Gavarajju Ajay - Star hero Kanishkha - Anuksha KT Rao - Idk who but its some star hero Babu Garu - Naga Chaitanya Srirsailam Anna - Am Rathnam, Dawood Ibhrahim spoof maybe. Ringtone Rahman Sharma - Melody Brahma Mani Sharma Data Base - Idk who this is but Krishna Bhagwan did a great job The Peon in Rakhi office is always sleeping which is a great gag, he even sleeps standing up against the wall. Also the assistant directors are so annoying - MS Naryana worst character, Rudraveena the most irritating guy if I ever meet someone like that ill def slap them or beat him, only character I liked was Annamacharya Suman Shetty, Swathi character was so annoying. Basically the movie has no point. The intentions as to show that making a movie will have compromises with hero, heroine. Music director, producer, distributor everyone when it finally hits the screen. The movie starts off well and its funny with RGV roasting everyone in Abba Sutti Kaadhu Raa Talent and then Mayabazar songs which ar every funny spoofing all star heroes and directors but then it just becomes stupid with the introduction of Raghubabu and Harshavardhan. Harshavardhan was one of the most annoying characters. The comparative movie is Neninthe which is directed by his protege Puri Jagan. Yet Neninthe is way better and more commercial way in such an entertaining and emotional manner. Here its done so poorly. Mainly movie is really slow and boring. There are some funny parts but then after a post just everyone’s bad acting and horrendous direction just made everything worse that comedy turned into boredom and irritation. And im not sure what the intuition was the movie. Was it to be a satire, a tragedy, pr comedy as he said. Ok the movie is very meta but its more like a frustration movie more than anything. Sunil character is clearly RGV and whatever he faces we dont feel anything or do anything. The point is that you will have to compromise to achieve your dreams but the way in which it’s done is so stupid. Brahmanandham character is stupid and then Venu Madhav is very athi with his characterization and gives irritation. I don’t even think its underrated movie, its frankly boring and just badly made. Heroes are also shown to be idiots and Ajay and Adarsh Balakrihsna are terrible. However that item song was actually very catchy not going to lie. But I did like how he touched upon how the industry is obsessed with astrology. Narsing Yadva says change the movie title to Na Yayaya Ki Ki Ki Ki and change your name to Appapapa Ra ra ra raju The out of nowhere Raviteja comes for no reason. I dont even know what the point was. Basically its a good concept but worst execution. There is no conflict, no direction, no acting, no dhum in the direction. Very weak and boring movie. So slow. Despite funny moments if you are not entertained, how can you say movie was good. Direction by RGV is terrible. Theres no flow or plot or any direction or point to the movie. That too coming after 12 years, there’s no point. The spoofs and satire is good but as a movie it so slow and boring and just frankly badly made.
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