Directed byPuri Jagannadh Produced byBandla Ganesh Written byVakkantham Vamsi Starring:N. T. Rama Rao Jr.
Kajal Aggarwal Music bySoundtrack:
Anoop Rubens Background Score:
Mani Sharma CinematographyShyam K. Naidu Edited byS. R. Sekhar Production company
Parameswara Art Productions Release dates
February 13, 2015 CountryIndia LanguageTelugu
Gopichand and Taapsee starrer Saahasam being directed by Chandraskehar Yeleti will have its music launch soon. The film marks the return of music director Sri who gave some memorable musical hits like Gaayam, Money, Sindhooram, Little Soldiers and Aavida Maa Aavide. Health problems forced him to take a break. Now, he is making his comeback with this film. Saahasam Movie Cast & Crew
Gopichand
Taapsee Pannu
Shakti Kapoor
Ali Saahasam Movie Crew
Directed byChandra Sekhar Yeleti
Produced byBVSN Prasad
Bapineedu (presenter)
Written byKK Radha Krishna Kumar (Dialogues )
Chandra Sekhar Yeleti (Screenplay)
Story byChandra Sekhar Yeleti Release date
June 14, 2013
The movie is a treasure hunt thriller. BVSN Prasad and Reliance Ent is producing it.
Film: Jhumandi Naadam Rating: 2.5/5 Banner: Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures Cast: Mohan Babu, Manchu Manoj, Tapsee, Tanikella, Sudha, Ishwarya, Suman, Pragathi, Ahuti Prasad, Brahmi, MS, Ali, Raghu Babu etc Story: Bhupathi Raja Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh Music: M M Keeravani Camera: S Gopal Reddy Screenplay, direction: K Raghavendra Rao Producer: Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna Release date: 01/07/2010
The elegant celebrity Manchu Lakshmi is making her foray as a producer and that too with a musical of sorts. And it is the directorial treat from the great K Raghavendra Rao after a very long time.
Story Balu (Manoj) is an aspiring singer and he wants to become as great as S P Balasubramanyam, he comes from Bhadrachalam to fulfill an oath he had taken. Opposite his home lives the retired principal Captain Rao (Mohan Babu) who has a disliking towards the younger generation and their thoughts. As usual, they have their cat and mouse games to outwit each other. The story takes a turn with the arrival of Shravya (Tapsee), Rao’s close friend’s (Suman) daughter. She wants to make a documentary on the traditional Telugu folklore songs and seeks a music guide. Events lead her to Balu and in no time, love ignites. Meanwhile, Balu and his music group is keen on making their mark at a music contest but then Rao holds the key to their entry. He takes a promise from Balu. What is that promise? Does Balu keep up the promise? Does he fulfill his ambition of becoming a singer? What happens to his love story? All this forms the rest of the story.
Performances: Manchu Manoj was energetic and gave his hard work and efforts. His imitation of Mohan Babu during few scenes was entertaining. He just has to add more fire to his expressions while enacting the serious scenes. Overall, a good performance.
Tapsee is luscious and has given a complete visual feast. She is not beautiful but is sexy. So, she will fit better as a glam doll. On the performance front, she is alright but having a long innings would be a challenge.
Mohan Babu is a show stealer. Though there is not much in his character, it is his screen presence, exceptional dialogue delivery and the entertaining voice modulation that scores at many places. He was impressive.
Brahmi was usual, M S was good, Ali was alright, Suman was okay, Sudha was loud, Tanikella was effective, Pragathi was composed, Aishwarya was apt, Ahuti Prasad was hardly there, Raghu Babu was not used to his potential.
Analysis: The selection of theme looks good at the onset with a young boy picking tunes and notes of music from his surroundings but with each passing scene, the film begins to lose grip. There are few conflicting points which give a big blow to the film.
* Tapsee comes in as an NRI girl passionate about Telugu tradition but more than half the time, she is shown in skin tight shorts. * The marriage song of Manoj’s friend was the right opportunity to show the Telugu tradition but instead, it turns out to be a navel and cleavage show of the heroine and ironically, the bride herself. That was crude. * There is no brewing of romance in the right depth between the lead pair but then it becomes a critical point of decision for the hero before the interval.
KRR specializes in giving visual appeal and that’s what he has done here. For a change, instead of using the ‘Jaamakaayalu’ and ‘Batthai Pallu’, he brought in ‘Kobbari Chippalu’ and ‘Gummadi Kaayalu’- and a green mango on the navel instead of mosambi!!!. However, KRR has not been able to give a depth to the content so it looked like a modified version of the 80s cinema.
The film was meant to be a musical and almost all the songs engage the audience with great visual treat, tunes and rendering. Cinematography was rich. Presentation was nice but narrative was not upto the mark. Editing was okay. Costumes and art department made their presence felt. The film will appeal to the hardcore front benchers given the nasty camera angles and the double entendres. So, it would have worked if the makers focused on making it a mass masala entertainer. Overall, it is not a musical as the title suggests nor is it a family entertainer.
