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Golden Moments Of The RRR Team From Golden Globe Awards

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Winning a Golden Globe for the Best Original Song was a golden moment for the RRR team. And team including director SS Rajamouli, Jr NTR, and Ram Charan is awaiting another historical moment in the Golden Globes 2023 red carpet event in Los Angeles.

HIGHLIGHTS

• RRR is also nominated for the Best Non-English Film for this year’s Golden Globe awards
• The team RRR has arrived in Los Angeles for the Golden Globe awards function
• The movie features on a list of 301 films eligible for several Oscar category awards

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How Hopeful Team RRR Of Winning Another Golden Globe Award?

RRR has already won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song, Naatu Naatu that had gone viral soon after its release. Also, the movie is considered for the Best Non-English Film and the entire team RRR is hopeful of winning the award. They have already shared a picture from the award site.

The picture of both the lead stars – Jr NTR and Ram Charan – with their better halves – Lakshmi Pranathi (Jr NTR’s wife) and Upasana Kamineni (Ram’s wife) is going viral on the Internet. Also, director SS Rajamouli is seen standing with his wife Rama Rajamouli in traditional ensembles. The winner of the Best Non-English Language Film category is awaited.

RRR Team From Golden Globe Awards

The famous Chinese Theater of Los Angeles where the movie was screened ahead of the award function witnessed a audience dancing to the tune of the song … Read the rest

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Could Chhello Show And Naatu Naatu From RRR Make To Oscar Nominations On January 24?

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RRR and Chhello Show are included in the shortlisted entries for the 95th Academy Awards to be held in March next year. The Academy announced shortlisted entries in 10 categories on Wednesday night but the nominations will be announced on January 24.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Gujarati-language Chello Show is shortlisted in the International Feature Film category
• Naatu Naatu from RRR is shortlisted in the Best Original Song category
• In the last few years, none of the Indian Oscar entries have failed to make the Oscar shortlist

Which Movies Are Shortlisted In The International Feature Film Category?

A total of 14 films including Argentina, 1985, Decision to Leave, All Quiet on the Western Front, Close, The Blue Caftan, and India’s Chhello Show are in the official entry of the Oscars. Directed by Pan Nalin, Chhello Show is a semi-biographical coming-of-age drama. Its English version The Last Show will be distributed in the US by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Naatu Naatu From RRR Make To Oscar

Also, SS Rajamouli’s RRR has submitted itself for consideration in various Oscar categories. It is competing for two awards at the Golden Globes next month – Best Non-English Film and Best Original Song for Naatu Naatu. The movie has been released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam across the globe.

Two films in the Documentary Feature Film category – All That Breathes and The Elephant Whisperer – have also been shortlisted from India.

What Is India’s Record At Oscars?

In recent years, India has sent many movies to the Oscars but none of them succeeded in making it to the Oscars. So far only three Indian movies – Mother India, Salaam Bombay, and Lagaan – have been … Read the rest

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Vikram Vedha Movie Review

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It is a power-packed movie with solid punches of Hindi dialogue

Vikram Vedha is a remake of a 2017 Tamil movie of the same name but from the same directors. Writer and director couple Pushkar-Gayathri is the maker of the original Tamil and remake Hindi movie. And they have left the audiences guessing which one is a better movie.

Story

SSP Vikram (Saif Ali Khan) is pressed into an operation of nabbing a sly and slippery gangster Vikram (Hrithik Roshan) who lords over the Lucknow underworld and keeps the police officers on their toes. It is the same Tamil story told in Hindi but with new characters. And it won’t be an exaggeration to say that the director couple has relied much on the star cast to make the film popular in the Hindi belt.

HIGHLIGHTS

• A drastic backdrop change and Hindi dialogues that are both conversational and philosophical bring minor tweaks to the story
• The battle between two legendary actors is crammed with intrigue and energy
• Lucknow with its historic structures gives the movie a distinctive visual texture
• The cinematographer has made significant adjustments to suit the new location and production design
• Saif Ali Khan makes a far better Vikram than R. Madhavan in the Tamil movie

DOWNSIDES

• The story matches line-by-line with the Tamil movie
• Saif and Hrithik together outperform the supporting characters
• Vijay Sethupathi looks far better than Hrithik Roshan

Vikram Vedha First Look & Poster

Vikram Vedha First Look & Poster

The Wikipedia poster is cut with a slanting line to provide equal space for the two legendary actors giving their power-packed performances in the movie. Both the actors … Read the rest

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F3: Fun and Frustration: Movie Review

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Director Anil Ravipudi And Actors –Venkatesh, Varun, Tamannaah And Mehreen – All Running After Money

F3: Fun and Frustration is the sequel of the 2019 movie F2: Fun and Frustration. While the F2 dealt with the fun and frustration in relationships, the sequel F3 is all about the fun of running after money and the frustration of not getting enough.

Story

Anand Prasad (Murali Sharma) is an influential businessman. He is in search of his lost heir. Venky (Venkatesh) and Varun Yadav (Varun Tej) are ordinary guys with ordinary lives but they dream of becoming rich one day. When they come to know about Anand Prasad, they see it as an opportunity to become rich. They involve Tamannaah (Harika) and Mehreen (Honey) in their plan. Would they be able to become heirs of the unlimited wealth of Marali Sharma?

HIGHLIGHTS

• Venkatesh and Varun did a commendable job with their expressions and mannerism
• Using the casts of F2 creates an engaging canvas that keeps the viewers enthralled throughout the movie
• Comedy is a strong highlight of the movie as it makes it interesting despite a weak story

DOWNSIDE

• The weak story fails to convince the viewers
• Songs are disappointing due to editing
• Some emotional scenes are looked forced in the movie

F3: Fun and Frustration First Look & Poster

F3: Fun and Frustration First Look & Poster

The poster has the theme of the movie. It features the lead actors Venkatesh and Varun money in umbrellas. They have colorful dresses, goggles, and big smiles on their faces. Happy to see money raining, they have turned their umbrellas upside down to collect as much as they can.

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Kangana Ranuat’s Dhaakad V/S Kartik Aarayan’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 V/S The Bad Gyus V/S Chitrakut

Kangana Ranaut’s Dhaakad will hit the screens with several other movies today May 20. With Kangana in the lead role, the movie is said to be a game-changer in the action genre. Seeing the various promos of the movie released earlier, it can be said that Kangana had trained harder for the lead role. But the box office performance of the movie will depend on many factors including storytelling in comparison to others.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Dhaakad and Bhool Bhuliayaa 2 are releasing today
• Kangana Ranaut’s Dhaakad is an action movie with a female in the lead role
• A sequel to a 2007 movie starring Akshay Kumar, Bhool Bhuliayaa 2 is a horror comedy
• Dhaakad will be in direct competition with Bhool Bhuliayya 2

Bhool Bhuliayya 2

Bhool Bhuliayya 2

Ruhaan (Kartik Aaryan) and Reet (Kiara) are strangers but destined to meet. After meeting, they move to Reet’s hometown in Rajasthan. There they come across an old secret and to hide that secret they start telling lies. And soon starts a horrible tragedy of errors that becomes a family entertainer. Since the movie has elements of family entertainment, it has more chances of attracting viewers.

Dhaakad

Rudraveer (Arjun Rampal) is an international human and arms trafficker. The government appoints Agent Agni (Kangana) to locate and eliminate Rudraveer who has been off the radar for 10 years. Agent Agni is a highly trained and deadly field agent but would she be able to eliminate Rudraveer is all the story is about.

The Bad Guys

The Bad Guys

Professor Marmalade, an arrogant guinea pig, inspires The Bad Guys that they are … Read the rest

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Sarkaru Vaari Paata Movie Review

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The Movie Highlights The Growing Menace Of Big Corporates Defaulting On Bank Loans And The Government Hiding Such Financial Crimes

Mahesh Babu starrer Sarkaru Vaari Paata made a blasting start in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where it collected around Rs.36.01 crore on the first day. But the credit for this early success could be given to the hype and noise made by the trailer. Late reviews of the movie are less than satisfactory for director Parasuram.

Story

The story revolves around rich people defaulting on bank loans and the government-corporate nexus protecting the big defaulters by recovering the bad debt from average people.

Mahesh loses his parents at an early age. They had a farm loan that they were unable to repay and they decide to end their life leaving their only son Mahesh with Rs.1. Mahesh finds refuge in an orphanage and emerges as a big moneylender in Miami, US.

Mahesh loves money so much that he values dollars above everything and everyone. One day he meets Kalavathi (Keerthy Suresh) and gets impressed by his traditional lifestyle. Kalavathi asks him for a small loan of $10,000 that Mahesh gives even without checking her papers. She becomes his love interest.

Sarkaru-Vaari-Paata love seen

In the next scene, Kalavathi is seen in a western dress. She is a modern woman who loves going to casinos and spending lavishly on gambling. Kalavathi is the daughter of a big business tycoon Rajendranath (Samuthirakani) of India. She lives in Vizag with her father.

Mahesh understands that he was fooled to get a loan and decides to follow her to India to get her loan back. In India, he meets his father but … Read the rest

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Oh My Dog Movie Review

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Based On The Emotional Bonding Between A Kid And Blind Pup, The Movie Is Bogged Down By Careless Writing

Oh My Dog has been released and the first reviews are out but there is little excitement among the audiences. The film is predictable right from the beginning and some characters are forced into the story from nowhere just to keep it moving. The only thing that makes the movie watchable is three generations of actors working together.

Story

Fernanado (Vinay Rai) is a rich dog owner who breeds the best canines for winning international dog shows, and luckily, he is just one win away from creating a world record of consistently winning dog shows. Sadly, one of his pups is born blind and he decides to eliminate that pup. But the canine somehow escapes from his clutches.

Here enters little Arjun (Arnav Vijay) in the movie. The kid finds the blind pup and brings the dog home. He raises the blind dog despite family objections and friends making fun of the canine. The compassionate child calls the dog, Simba. Arjun’s father Shankar (Arun Vijay) wants to help his child despite differences with his father Vijaykumar.

Arjun takes Simba to a dog show where the audiences appeal to the organizers to allow a blind pup to participate. Also, a doctor comes from nowhere and performs an expensive surgery on Simba. These things happen so fast that the audiences get little time to imbibe the facts.

Highlights Of The Movie:

• Three generations of actors Vijaykumar, Arun Vijay, and Arnav Vijay are working on a movie
• Arnav Vijay delivered a great performance, especially his bonding with … Read the rest

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Beast Movie Review

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Thalapathy Vijay And Pooja Hegde Starrer Beast Is An Action Thriller With A Tinge Of Comedy. But The Storyline Is Overused And The Film Relies Solely On Vijay.

Vijay starrer Beast is getting positive reviews with some movie buffs calling it the “biggest blockbuster” of Vijay. written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Sun Pictures, the movie is expected to do well at the box office. Also, the decent screen count and great advance bookings have raised expectations of its success.

Story

Beast First Look & Poster

Veera Raghavan (Vijay) is an ex-RAW officer on medical leave for psychiatric treatment. He visits a Chennai mall with his girlfriend Preeti (Pooja Hegde). Suddenly some terrorists belonging to a specific terror group storm the mall and take the people as hostages. They demand the government release Umar Farook, a dreaded terrorist and head of their terror group. A government officer Althaf Hussain (Selvaraghavan) negotiates the safe release of the hostages with the terrorists. Veera sees the situation heading towards a dead end and takes the job of releasing the hostages on himself.

Highlights Of The Movie:

• Nelson Dilipkumar has included several applause-worthy moments for viewers, especially Vijay’s fans
• Vijay looks charming and fun in the movie
• The dead-pan humor works well for the movie

Downside Of The Movie:

• The movie lacks inventiveness in many places
• The absence of a powerful villain makes Vijay’s proceeding less interesting
• The terrorists hardly look dangerous even when they try to kill the hostages
• Nelson Dilipkumar banked heavily on stars, especially Vijay

Beast First Look & Poster

Beast Movie Review

Beast poster features Vijay sitting with a telescopic gun but … Read the rest

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Taanakkaran Movie Review

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Vikram Prabhu Starrer Gives A Glimpse Of The Hardships Of Police Training In Modern India

Written and directed by Tamizh, Taanakkaran movie revolves around a British-era Police Recruits School (PRS) that still follows the colonial rules set by the British to train Indian police officers. The movie questions the reason for continuing the tradition started by the British in India even after many years of independence. It is a nerve breaking story of police training in India.

Story

Arivazhagan aka Arivu (Vikram Prabhu) is a trainee police officer at PRS where police officers of independent India are trained on the lines of the British model. The recruits are expected to unquestioned obedience to their superiors and the system. The PRS is controlled by Inspector Muthupandi (Madhusudhan Rao) who with his valet Eeshwaramurthy (Lal) tortures the recruits in the name of parade training. Arivu raises his voice against the injustice done to the new entrants. He stands firm on exposing the system even after all hell breaks loose.

Taanakkaran Movie Review

Highlights Of The Movie:

• The functioning of PRS is picturized in the most realistic and convincing manner
• The emotions of the officers trained in the hell-like atmosphere are narrated most effectively
• All brilliant colors are muted to create earthy pictures to give a real-like feel to the school
• Reportedly based on the real-life incidents of 1997
• A hard-hitting drama depicting the unforgiving police system of British-era

Downside Of The Movie:

• The story is made melodramatic
• Overuse of reaction shots and repeated reiterations to show the cruelty of senior cops
• Some torture scenes are over-exaggerated without giving any justified reason
• … Read the rest

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What Did Chiranjeevi Say On The Release Of RRR Featuring His Son Ram Charan?

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S.S. Rajamouli’s much-awaited film RRR starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan was released today with a big splash. And Chiranjeevi whose son Ram Charan is one of the leads in the movie grabbed the opportunity to send his best wishes to his son and the entire team for a big success of the movie.

Highlights Of The Movie:

• Story set in 1920 India under British Raj
• Jr NTR and Ram Charan working for the first time
• Made with a budget of ₹ 336 crore

RRR Story

Release Of RRR

Rise, Roar, and Revolt (RRR) is a periodic drama based on the life of two freedom fighters – Komaram Bheem and Alluri Seetharamaraju – fighting against the British Raj and the Nizam of Hyderabad. Father Chiranjeevi blessed his son Ram Charan with his tweet. He also praised the team RRR for the good story. Chiranjeevi tweeted that RRR was the master storyteller’s masterpiece.

Jr NTR Replied To The Tweet

In reply to Chiranjeevi’s tweet, Jr NTR thanked everyone for their unwavering love for the movie. He asked his fans to come in large numbers to watch the movie.

What Are Chiranjeevi’s Upcoming Projects?

The megastar is presently working with Salman … Read the rest