Paisa Vasool Movie Review

Movie:      Paisa Vasool

Cast: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Shriya Saran, Musskan Sethi, Kyra Dutt, Ali , Kabit Bedi, Vikramjeet Virk and Others

Director and Writer: Puri Jagannadh

Producer: V Anand Prasad

Music: Anoop Rubens

Cinematographer: Mukesh G

Editor: Junaid Siddiqui

Banner: Bhavya Creations

Release Date: September 1st, 2017

Certificate: UA

Runtime: 142 minutes

Watched at Galaxy theatre, Toli chowchi

Behind the Screens:

From the starting day when we hear this Balakrishna and Puri Jagannath combo announced, there is so much of curiosity about the project. First look posters, teaser and trailer boosted the expectations very much. Let us see how the movie was??

Story-line:

Theda Singh (Balakrishna) came to hyderabad from Tihar Jail, who is brave and ruthless. He is deployed to Portugal by a Senior RAW Officer (Kabir Bedi) to nab Bab Marley (Vikramjeet Virk), a mafia don who creates trouble for India sitting there. Rest of the story is if Theda Singh is successful in the mission and how.

Performances:

Bala Krishna seen as a live wire through out the film which is a delight for his fans. His manerisms, body language and dialogue delivery are in typical Puri Jagannadh's style. His comic expressions are good. He is seen in a new avatar as Theda Singh.

There are three heroines in the film and Shriya gets the important role.The chemistry between Balayya and Shriya worked out. Muskaan Sethi is limited to a song and very few scenes. Kyra Dutt is seen in the item song. Ali appears in a very small role and he wasted. Kabir Bedi came up with an impressive performance. Vikramjeet Virk is just okay in negative role. Rest of characters did their job well.

Analysis:

Puri Jagannadh is successful in redesigning Balayya’s Character. We can see a new Balayya in the film. Puri succeeded in giving a good characterization to the hero role but failed to handle the story and screenplay well. Even the dialogues do not work totally. His dialogues worked only in parts which were showed in trailer. Portugal Action Sequence is impressive. The story, however, is routine Mafia story used by Puri in several films and the screenplay also runs on predictable lines. 

Technical Values:

Music by Anoop Rubens is good. 'Mama ek peg la...' song sung by balayya will excite the fans. Cinematography by Mukesh G is good. Editing by Junaid is sharp and would better if editor took special care on second half. Production Values by Bhavya creations are okay.

Thumbs Up:

- Balayya's new avatar

- Few Dialogues

Thumbs down:

- Routine mafia story

- Predictable narration

- Climax

Final Verdict:

The first half is good but the second half drags with too much of lag. Highlight is Balayya’s makeover. 

Paisa Vasool will be enjoyable for fans but may not appeal as such to the normal audience. 

Bottom-line: Only for fans, Outers not allowed.

Review by Manikick

Rating:     2.5/5

Rouge movie review

Movie :  Rogue

Cast: Ishan, Angela, Mannara Chopra, Ali, Posani, Thakur Anoop Singh, Subbaraju , Tulasi and Others

Director: Puri Jagannadh

Story: Puri Jagannadh

Screenplay: Puri Jagannadh

Dialogues: Puri Jagannadh

Music: Sunil Kashyap

Cinematographer: Mukesh G

Editor: Junaid Siddiqui

Banner: Tanvi Films

Producer: CR Manohar and CR Gopi

Release date: March 31st, 2017

Watched at Inorbit mall, hitech city

Behind the Screens:

Puri Jagannadh who is known for bringing out a different variation in his heroes is introducing a newcomer, Ishan with Rogue. The youngster, son of Senior Producer, brother of producer CR Manohar who produced mahatma earlier in Tollywood.

Now hero is looking for a big hit with his first movie. The movie is equally important to Puri who is without a proper success for a very long time. Film releasing with a tag - Maro chanti gadi prema gada. Let us see how the movie fared with the audience.

Story line:

Chanti (Ishan) is in love with Anjali (Angela), sister of Police Commissioner. But then, the commissioner arranged a match with IPS Officer (Subbaraju) for her. When the engagement arrangements are on, Chanti goes there and creates havoc. In the process, he hits a constable whose legs get paralyzed and Chanti gets two years jail. When he is out, he realizes Anjali cheated her and Chanti develops an aversion to girls. Later, he knows that the constable’s family is in trouble and starts helping them. The Constable’s sister (Mannara Chopra) falls flat for Chanti. What happens next forms the rest of the story.

Performances:

Ishan makes an interesting debut in the film. His mass looks and body language are good. Angela is restricted to glamor show while Mannara Chopra is okay in her limited role. Thakur Anoop Singh who played a baddie in Singham-3 and Winner is shown as a Psycho. He is good in a villainy as well as comedy scenes. Others like Ali, Posani, Subbaraju and Tulasi are okay in their roles.

Analysis:

Director Puri Jagannadh has become a routine director nowadays and he is struggling to come out of the next. Rogue is another such attempt. Reckless Hero Characterization, Glamourous Heroines, Villainy with Comic Touch, Ali Comedy Track and Bangkok Beaches are the usual things in Puri films in the recent times. Puri’s dialogues were impressive but the story, screenplay, and direction are routine. Once again he is more focused about good dialogues and heroism. He succeeded in both of them. But then, the template kind of story will test the patience of the audience. 

Technical Values:

Music director Sunil Kashyap’s Songs are just okay while the background score is good in parts. Camera work by Mukesh is good and he showed beautiful locations. Editor had a chance to trim few scenes. Dialogues by Puri Jagan are good as usual but few are underwritten. The Production Values of Tanvi Films are Good.

Thumbs up: 

- Dialogues and Herosim

Thumbs Down:

- Routine story

- Second half

- Songs

- Screenpaly

Final verdict:

Rouge is yet another Routine Template Film from Puri Jagan.

The first half of the film is okay but things go totally changed in the second half. It runs without any twists and turns making the audience wait for the end. The climax is also routine.

Review by Manikick

Rating: 2/5