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Kaski_kanakalingam
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Username: Kaski_kanakalingam
Post Number: 338
Registered: 10-2005
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Great Andhra
Film: Victory
Rating: 3/5
Banner: RR Movie Makers
Cast: Nithin, Mamatha Mohandas, Ashuthosh Rana, Supreet, Sashank, Sindhu Thulani, Duvvasi Mohan, Ravi Babu, Tanikella Bharani, Nuthan Prasad, Ranganath, Kriushna Bhagwan, Brahmanandam, Ali, Abhinayasree etc
Music: Chakri
Action: Ram-Laxman
Cinematography: Vijay C Kumar
Editing: KV Krishna Reddy
Story-Screenplay-Director: Ravi C Kumar
Producer: Venkat
Release on: 27 June 2008
Story:
Vijay (Nithin) is the intelligent guy who clears Group Services Examination and also sports muscular body. This shows that he is a man with both brain and brawn. His father (Tanikella Bharani) tries to look out for a suitable bride for him. In the process he finds Janaki (Mamata Mohanads) who is a banker. The routine love-hate track runs between Vijay and Janaki. On the other hand Vijay's friend Ravi (Shashank) and a TV reporter Sindhu (Sindhu Thulani) also fall in love. Vijay's father possesses a land at an area in the city. But that will be eyed by land mafia don Devraj, MLA (Ashothosh Rana). How he tries to occupy the land and how Vijay fights with him by bringing in unity among the colony people including his father to get the land back becomes rest of the story. Media, politics, goondaism and common man are very well brought on to screen with all required commercial elements.
Performances:
Nithin’s six-pack body is an added attraction. But still he needs to develop a lot in diction and expression. Lot of strain is being observed on his face while giving certain expressions. He needs to ease himself in that matter.
Mamatha Mohandas’ glamour quotient is not exploited but adequately used. She looks beautiful on screen. Sindhu Tulani’s happens to be a supporting role. Comedy by Duvvasi Mohan is good and he proves to be the right entertaining element in the film. Supreet portrayed powerful villainy as Paandu and he became a frequent actor on Telugu screen these days. He seems to have better future on screen. Ashuthosh Rana also did his part well. Tanikella Bharani also justified his role as middle class father. Brahmanandam, Ali and Krishna Bhagawan although present on screen they couldn’t bring in the laughter of their standards. In right sense, it sounds that they are not rightly used by the director.
Coming to the technical departments, cinematography and costumes played good role. Direction is also compact and gripping although a few comedy and romantic scenes bring boredom for a few seconds. Ravi Babu’s license comedy doesn’t hold better grip and sometimes interrupts the action-flow. Chakry would have worked well on music part. He brought copied tune from Ace of Base album (‘all that she wants’…number).
Ups and Downs:
Jagapathi Babu’s voice over for sometime brings in new energy
Villainy of Ashuthosh Rana and Supreet worked well on screen
Music by Chakri is weak and no tune haunts as an evidence to it
Cinematography and Editing deserves mention
Brahmanandam, Ali and Krishna Bhagawan are not used appropriately
Newness:
The opening of the film with semi-surrealistic images is impressive and new. In fact Bhudevi’s voiceover made the surrealism and metaphors understandable.
Big effort is kept in designing titles and that deserves great mention. One can understand the difficulty in showing titles that way only by watching it.
Using MS Narayana’s character to focus on the flaws in society and government is purposeful and it is adopted from old dramatic style.
Analysis:
First half of the movie runs with good tempo and second half is also not less to that. The climax of the film concludes in meaningful way without typical climax fights and action episodes.
The film is made with all commercial elements and not leaving the logical aspects behind. Each and every scene is tried to be justified in the climax, bringing an intelligent appeal for the film. The story of common man’s fight with the erratic system is dealt well in entertaining way on the silver screen. Nithin sports the muscular body in the film bringing in more energy for the subject. Technical aspects also gave ample support for the film to clutch the interest levels of the audiences.
To sum up, the film proves to be a mass entertainer and the publicity part decides its sustenance.
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Kaski_kanakalingam
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Post Number: 337
Registered: 10-2005
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Telugucinema.com
Victory (2008)
Cast: Nitin, Mamatha Mohandass, Shashank, Sindhu Tholani, Duvvasi Mohan, Ashutosh Rana, Allari Ravibabu, Satya Prakash, Ravi Kondala Rao, Supreeth, Ajay, Tanikella Bharani, Sana, M.S. Narayana, Brahmanandam, Ali, Abhinayasri, Nuthan Prasad, etc.
Dialogues: Ravi C. Kumar, Kaluva Krishna Sai
Art: B. Venkateshwara Rao
Costumes: K. Prasad
Camera: Vijay C. Kumar
Screenplay: Ravi C. Kumar
Choreography: Swarna, Shankar, Noble
Music Director: Chakri
Lyrics: Chandrabose, Kaluva Krishna Sai
Fights: Ram-Laxman
Editing: K.V. Krishna Reddy
Co-Producer: V. Suresh Reddy
Presenter: K. Atchi Reddy
Co-Director: Ramanatha Reddy
Producer: Venkat
Banner: R.R. Movie Makers
Story, Screenplay, Direction: Ravi C. Kumar
Release Date: June 27, 2008
What's it all about?
The tagline "We for Victory" tells a lot of the story itself! Land mafia, Land grabbing, contemporary politics that plays with the middle-class people, corrupt government officials and elected leaders, local goons - all these on one side, and the hero and his friends pitted on the other, and you have Victory. In short, Vijay Chandra (Nithin) is a strong, daring youth of a middle-class family (Tanikella Bharani & Sana) that wants to join the police force (and that explains his 8-pack body). Local MLA Devaraj (Ashutosh Rana) is also a land grabber who eyes plots in Seetharam Nagar, located 50 km away from the HITEC City!
These plots were originally given away by a Gandhiian freedom fighter Pingali Venkataramayya (Ravi Kondala Rao), because the latter firmly believes that land, air, and water belong to everyone and no one should try to own them. Hero's family being one among the original owners, the hero tries in vain to bring unity among people to fight against the MLA. Will his friends Ravi (Shashank), Satyam (Duvvasi Mohan), Sindhu (Sindhu Tholani), etc.) help him fight the battle or leave him as a lone warrior? How can he motivate them against fear of facing the wrath of the baddies?
Performances
Cast:
Nitin built up his body as required for the character that gets into action as and when necessary. His dance in the first song is done with ease, and his performance is good but not great! He still needs to work on his diction some more. Mamatha Mohandas has a role that's not strongly connected to the story, as Janaki who's supposed to marry Nithin. She looks good on the screen and has the right performance too, but her role is largely wasted. Sindhu Tholani appears as a TV5 reporter that cares to see a better society. Her performance is okay, though in a limited role. Shashank is good in a boy-next-door kind of role, who helps execute the protagonist's plans. Duvvasi Mohan gets an important role as one of the two friends of the hero, and he does offer some relief through his role.
Ashutosh Rana has his usual ease in the role of a politician turned goon. Among the comedians, M.S. Narayana gets a role similar to that of Prakash Raj's in Premaku Velaayeraa...! (Remember Prakash Raj-Brahmanandam episodes?) His character is rightly etched to suit the theme of the movie, and he does a good job presenting it too.Brahmanandam-Ali episode was intended to give some comedic relief while showing current scenario of corruption in government offices, but Abhinayasri's inclusion was unncessary.
Krishna Bhagawan, who's always appreciated for his timing and satirical comedy, has hardly any dialogues in the film, and is thus wasted! Tanikella Bharani did well as the protagonist's dad who also helps him fight the battle, and Sana did her part well too. Ravibabu, as the MLA's advocate, is used more as a comedian than a villain's yes-man. The rest of the cast is adequate.
Technical Departments:
The story revolves around contemporary issues and daily news that concerns each one of us - the common public. Such thought-provoking stories laced around current social affairs are required to be made as movies, and the director should be appreciated for sticking to the same genre after Samanyudu. However, the screenplay could have been a lot tighter and without discontinuities. The first half moves at a relaxed pace without even touching the actual story nearly half-way through the first half! However, the interval bang maintains the curiosity of the audience, and the second pace moves through real story.
While the first half seems wasted, the second half has songs that were quite unnecessary for the movie's flow. On the whole too, song placement is bad. And, some of the songs didn't require dances by the hero, you'd feel when you listen to the lyrics, but he's made to dance in all songs except the theme song in the background! Choreography was good for the first song. However, the picturization of the song prEmanEdi... is innovative.
Dialogues are aptly written for this movie that makes you think, with sprinkles of comedy here and there. Fights are just okay. Camera work is quite impressive. Music is adequate, but doesn't seem a good fit for the lyrics. Re-recording leaves a lot to expect. Editing is okay. Title graphics need a special mention, and the director should be appreciated for the idea of using newspapers, according to the theme of the movie. The hero's gym trainer is also credited, as a token of thanks for showcasing Nithin as the first 8-pack hero in Telugu. Voice-over Jagapathi Babu was limited.
Impressive Scenes/Dialogues:
* Nithin to Bharani: mee meeda oTTu! Bharani to Sana: osE, nee boTTu!
* Shashank: Tiffin lEka okaDu EDustunTE tip kOsam inkODu EDchinaTTundi!
* Nithin: Gandhi gaaru mahaatmuDu endukayyaarO ippuDu arthamaindi! kOTla mandiO unity elaa teesukocchaarO!
* Nithin: ivaaLa prajallO unity raavaalanTE galliikO Gandhi raavali, sir!
* Shashank: Daivadheenam anna need pErukii, nuvvu chEsE panulakii Emainaa sambandham undaa?
Krishna Bhagawan: paanDavula peddannayya Dharmaraju ani pEru peTTukuni joodam aaDalaa? idee antE!
Bottom Line:
The film is supposed to be a thought-provoking movie on the whole, and it succeeds in being one. If you're looking for a movie that has a story around current affairs and political games played around people, this movie is for you. It doesn't have much commercial elements or comedy.
Reviewed by NaChaKi
Rating: 3/5
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Kaski_kanakalingam
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