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Anniyyan
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Username: Anniyyan
Post Number: 73
Registered: 08-2005
Posted From: 129.101.161.235
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 7:30 am: |    |
full hyderabad review----
When demand jacks up to unprecedented quantities, supply tries to crank out one last misshapen piece that meets the specifications. The last dusty carton from the back of the shelf, a fortnight away from expiry. Jai Chiranjeeva is that anti-penultimate attempt, which hoards up all the ingredients, even if in a jaded and weary way.
Satyanarayana Murthy (Chiranjeevi) is as much of an exaggerated caricature of the one-man army as Brutus is of the ferocious garden dog in Tom & Jerry. There is ample stimulus to hoot and whistle, enough smooth dance moves, and copious computer-aided kicks and punches. And there are Trivikram's dialogues that tick the factors off the 'required' list. The movie makes it to the finish line, panting and hyperventilating across the last lap. And fans of the megastar are mostly satisfied. No cheating here - the goods are in order!
For the others – and it is mainly for the others since there is no way the Chiru fans are going to miss Jai Chiranjeeva – here is the tale. Satyanarayana Murthy, or Satti Pandu, is a wealthy landlord of Amlapuram. His 6-year-old niece Lavanya (Rasna girl Shreya) is the apple of his eye, and angelically pretty and devilishly mischievous, both in one package.
On a fateful evening in Sanjeeviah Park, she is shot through the head by Pashupati (Arbaaz Khan), an arms dealer and perpetrator of other miscellaneous organized crimes. Satti Pandu is with the girl, and the sequence of events being such that the girl falls off a swing post the shooting, everyone assumes that it is the fall that killed her. The family is devastated.
Soon enough though, the truth emerges, and Satti Pandu is on his way to avenge the child's killing. Sailaja (Sameera Reddy), like his family deity and guardian angel, is present all the time beside him, not saying much and probably exercising some mysterious protecting influence on him. Once in a while she dances with him, giving Mani Sarma the chance to think up some thumping numbers like Jai Ganesha, the theme song of Jai Chiranjeeva. Chiru executes some neat moves, although seasoned fans may complain he has lost some of his slickness. The average of the species however will enjoy the bulky frame moving so precisely.
Satti Pandu then runs into Neelima (Bhoomika Chawla), the daughter of the doctor who was forced to hide the truth about the true cause of Lavanya's death. The doctor too is polished off by Pashupati, and Neelima joins Satti in tracking him down in his hiding place, the US.
They both have to pretend to be married for Satti's greencard, and hence, more songs. But Bhoomika manages to get her act just right. In sharp contrast with Sameera, she looks understated, reflective and even mysterious most of the time.
If there is something really new in this movie, it is the comedy. And newer still is the unintentional comedy. Venu Madhav as Chiru's sidekick, along with Brahmandandam, Dharmavarapu and the rest, graduate into the realm of unintended consequences. The scripted jokes are funny enough, the style of rendering is funnier, and together, the style and the script lead to some unplanned moments of hilarity.
Chiru now probably ought to move to unorthodox roles like Bachchan, assuming Tollywood can come up with any. But for one who is forced to flog the dead horse this long, he does okay. The girls bring glamour with some well-designed spangle-wear. And oh yes, Arbaaz Khan manages to look unrecognizable as the mechanistically sadistic Pashupati. Looks like he has found a way to get by in the film industry after all.
If you are not a Chiru fan, you might want to go for some less timeworn fare. There are plenty of other fresh-as-backyard-lettuce movies trying to make themselves seen. Try those. In any case, Chiru doesn't need too much help from you, what say?
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Post Number: 23
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 61.14.20.7
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 6:19 am: | |
Rating 5.5/10
Title Jai Chiranjeeva
Banner Vyjayanthi Movies
Cast Chiranjeevi, Bhumika Chawla, Sameera Reddy, Arbaz Khan, Rahul Dev, Sujitha, Sunil, Venu Madhav, Brahmanandam, MS Narayana, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Sudha and others.
Presentation Chalasani Dharmaraju
Music Mani Sharma
Story & Dialogues Trivikram
Cinematography Venu
Co-producer Priyanka Dutt
Screenplay & Direction K Vijaya Bhaskar
Producer C Aswini Dutt
Date of Release December 21 st, 2005
Synopsis
Satyanarayana Murthy (Chiranjeevi) is a big landlord in Amalapuram. Studied up to elementary school – that too in a village – naturally, he doesn't know English. He develops a sea of affection for his sister's 6-year-old daughter and vice-versa. The kid is brought to Hyderabad and admitted to a good English medium school. Later, at a park, while all are getting ready for a meal, the girl, playing with her uncle (Chiru) suddenly falls down. With a head injury, she is taken to a hospital and gets operated upon, and declared dead.
Ten months after the incident, the grief-stricken uncle discovers the truth. The girl has died not due to a fall from the cradle in the park, but is shot dead. He strikes back with vengeance. To kill the murderer, he goes to the United States . How he executes his revenge-bound duty forms the climax.
Performance
Chiranjeevi dominates the screen from start to finish. Of course, his histrionics doesn't need any description. Lack of punch in the stunts and dance departments has sidelined his action. The audience would clearly notice a sizeable swell on the physic of the Megastar. On the whole, his characterization filled with humor, sentiment and action gives good entertainment.
Sameera Reddy has no significant role in the movie, but for sharing steps with Chiru and to settle as his wife in the climax.
Bhumika Chawla performed her role with acumen. A Green-card holder in the US , she comes to see her parents, but finds herself surrounded by the villains.
Arbaz Khan appears as Pasupathi. He is the main villain, who operates smuggling of arms and ammunition between the US and India . He looks handsome and there is much élan his characterization.
Rahul Dev, one of the lead screen baddies, played the henchman to the new comer. Jayaprakash Reddy did the role of a funny villain Ramakoti.
Venu Madhav played the associate of Chiru. When time is hovering on him with dazzling offers as a lead comedian, this film shows him in dim light. Not much to expect from him.
Sunil played the role of the only son to a side-kick of the main villain. His mannerisms evoke laughter. Brahmanandam, instead of playing the comedian, has chosen to perform a character-artiste-like role. MS Narayana assists the wing in his own style.
Sujitha performed the role of the hero's sister and the mother of the killed child.
Former TDP Minister Siva Prasad has a role alongside the baddies. Vizag Prasad donned a short but important role as doctor.
Technical Details
Story by Trivikram comes not as a socio-fantasy as some of the audience might have expected. But it offers an extensively stretched-out imagination. Though the story projects the dreaded subject of arms smuggling from the US to India , it is given a slight treatment. Moreover, the way how he developed the storyline is not convincing. Dialogues are average.
Screenplay and direction by Vijaya Bhaskar certainly has his mark. The first half rolls without any trouble and at the same time without any extraordinary scenes. Coming to second half, the story takes deviations and all of a sudden wants to re-enter the track, thus testing the patience of the audience.
Direction is average. There is not much seriousness in the characterization. Several of the scenes where sentiment and weight is required, they are lifted without seriousness.
Stunts department arouses neither tension nor any big mass appeal. Though producer C. Ashwini Dutt claimed that the audience would have Hollywood treatment in this area, all the fight sequences are shot with fast pace. So much of ramping spoiled the mood.
Watching the songs on the screen gives way to disappointment and the impact of good music scored by Manisharma is felt little.
Cinematography is good. Comedy is not adequate.
FC Verdict:
The movie has not enlivened the expectations of the audiences. Considering the hike in the ticket prices, we have to wait and see how it fares in the coming weeks. |
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