Brindavanam (2010) vs. Yamadonga (2007)

I LOVED Brindavanam. There was so much awesomeness, spectacular fights, great dialogues, 'subdued and nuanced' performances by the cast... you get my point :D By the end of the movie I thought it was the best Jr. NTR flick I've seen. The funny thing is, the first 15-20 minutes I was bored. To tears. Well, except for the video song, which was fantastic. When I look back at the beginning, I think I'd like it better the second time around. It's just that it looked like any other star driven movie - megaman fights, punch dialogues, pretty girls, OTT parents... I'm not one who watches a movie only to see a star being awesome, which is why Yamadonga is my favourite NTR Jr. movie yet. Yes, Brindavanam came pretty close to winning, but couldn't really dethrone Rajamouli's socio-fantasy.

Why? Let's compare them...

Aagey Se Right (2009) ~Screencap review

Starring: Shreyas Talpade, Kay Kay Menon, Shiv Pandit, Mahi Gill, Shenaz Treasurywala
Director: Indrajit Nattoji

Now this is what I call a great debut. I love movies like this one where I don't expect much and end up being in love with it – the story, the characters, the music, the everything. I may be biased, because I love comedies and this is one of the best (made in BW) I've seen. And why a 'screencap review'? Because I'll try to let the movie speak for itself. Sometimes mere words don't do justice...

Jhootha Hi Sahi (2010)

Directed by: Abbas Tyrewala

Cast: John Abraham, Pakhi Tyrewala, Raghu Ram, Omar Khan, Alishka Varde, George Young

Fear not, I haven't abandoned the SI fandom. Just needed a break and see what Bollywood's been up to. To be honest, I was debating with myself whether to continue this blog. It's not that I don't don't want to share my thoughts on Indian movies anymore, but I realized writing in my first language is much more pleasant and rewarding..

But then I looked back at all the movies of 2010 that I've enjoyed the most. They were all flops. Seriously, each and every one of them.

So.. what the fish? Is my taste so poor? Or just completely different to what others like and enjoy about bolly movies? Anyways, I just wanted to cry out into the dark and defend them with all my might. Hence my passion for writing was reignated :D Jhootha Hi Sahi is just the first on the list, more to come later. I promise it won't take me months to update my blog.

I love the promo-pictures of JHS. Expect a lot of them in this review :p

Bumper Offer (2009)

Cast: Sairam Shankar, Bindu Madhavi, Sayaji Shinde.. and others

Most people think of Bindu Madhavi as the Avakai Biryiani girl. Or, more recently, one of the Rama Rama Krishna Krishna heroines. To me, she will always remain the "Dirty Angel Aishwarya" :D

Bumper Offer was written and produced by Puri Jagannadh. Now, I'm not one of those people who think him a superb director because of Pokiri's success. I can find more faults in his movies than enjoyment, with the only highlight being the already mentioned Pokiri, and Bujjigaddu (though the remote is still ready in my hand to fast forward some scenes).

So it surprised me a bit that Bumper Offer is not that well known. But then again, it can't boast with starring Prabhas, Mahesh or Arjun. Instead, the lead role is enacted by Puri's brother Sairam.

The story is quite simple: poor guy and a rich girl fall in love.. though in a bit unconventional way.