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Sunday, October 2, 2011

30 Day Tollywood Song Challenge, part 3, #21 - 30

Part 3 of 30 Day Tollywood Song Challenge, with 21-30

Part 1, with entries 1 - 10, found here
Part 2, with entries 11 - 20, found here

21. A difficult song that you wish you could sing
All songs would be difficult for me since Telugu, let along Hindi not being my first language. I just love Indian cinema.

22. A song that you know you the whole routine and choreography to 
None!! Haha! How about, I wish I could dance to at least one of them!
Ahem, I wanna know "Yogi Orori Yogi" - Yogi, looks more simpler than Mumaith's others!

23. A song that you dedicate to your friends
Definitely "O My Friend" - Happy Days! Loooove the movie and music. Friendship, college, love. Make sure to click on link because English translations are there :D

24. A song that no one would expect you to love
Not really song but movie, a lot of people didn't expect me to love Style that much, lmao. I have weird taste. All the cheesiness was alright with me :) Overlook the fashion in the title song, "Style" and watch how awesome Lawrence is

25. A song that reminds you of your childhood
None, because I started watching Telugu films in 2006 :(

26. A song you play when your happy
That'll be "Manasa" - Munna because it's an awesome song! I'm in the minority but I think he looks the best with the flat iron look.

27. A song you play when you're sad
"Enduku Chenthaki" - Koncham Istam Konchem Kastam, the film is definitely worth watching. The vocals are wonderful and fit perfectly.

28. A song that makes you laugh
"Mr Perfect" - Arya 2 for all the funny parts of split personality Bunny :D I friggin love this movie!

29. A song that you can relate to
Funny but definitely "I Hate You" - Happy because my hubby and I are exactly like that! :D

30. A favorite song that is picturized on the legend that is Amitabh Bachchan Chiranjeevi
I think Chiranjeevi would fit in this category for Tollywood. So far, Indra is my fave film of his while "Bum Bum Bole" is my fave song, love watching him dance!

30 Day Tollywood Song Challenge, part 2, #11 - 20

Part 2 of 30 Day Tollywood Song Challenge, with 11-20

Part 1, with entries 1 - 10 could be found here

11.  A song that can be potentially used as a chat up line
Hahaha, the first song that came to my mind is "We Have a Romeo" - Bommarillu. I think it would be cute and could pass :D

12. A song to express matters from the heart
How about "My Heart is Beating" - Jalsa...such a cute, upbeat song.

13. A song to express a broken heart
"Manasa Vacha " - Godavari, enough said.

14. Your favorite song ever or the closest thing to it
Kotha Banaru Lokam is my fave Telugu soundtrack....I also looooooooove the movie so much. It's so cute. Fave song from the film is "Nijanga Nenena"

15. An English song that has been covered by Tollywood
I never knew one until my brother came over while I was watching Kantri and told me that "1 2 3 Nenoka Kantri" is a copy of "Get Buck" - Young Buck. Yep, that is true, you could hear the beats that are similar...

16. A song that you would potentially have at your wedding as a first dance. Or have had as your first dance
What about..."Ekkada Ekkada Undo Taraka" - Murari...such a cute song, huh?

17. A song that you know all the words to
Sadly none...hahaha, not yet...
Hopefully I will come back and list one

18. A favourite patriotic song
Thanks to Krishna who told me about Jhummandi Nadam songs! I love the movie a lot! "Deshamante"

19. A song that you love but be embarass to admitting it
Not really the song, itself...but the movie is so bad to admit I saw it. The music is awesome, "Ye Teega Puvvono" - Maro Charitra.

20. A song picturised on your favorite Bollywood star yester years/current or male/female
I said in the Bollywood song challenge that I already adore Jaya Pradha. I've always adored her and learned a few years ago that she's a famous South Indian store. I miss her so much! So why not feature and the famous and wonderful, Kamal Hassan?? "Mounamelanoyi " - Sagara Sangamam

30 Day Tollywood Song Challenge, part 1, #1 - 10

Since I had so much fun with the 30 Day Bollywood Song Challenge
Part 1, with entries 1 - 10, found here
Part 2, with entries 11 - 20, found here
Part 3, with entries 21 - 30, found here

This time, I'm heading for the 30 Day Tollywood Song Challenge

Instead of posting daily on Twitter the songs, I am just gonna do this post like for the Bollywood ones :D

And use this hash #30DayTollySongChallenge

Here are #1 - 30 :D

1. A song that makes you happy
No lie...."Happy" - Happy. I'm happy because it has Allu Arjun, catchy music, Allu Arjun, cute dancing, Allu Arjun, lyrics, Allu Arjun should I say more?

2. A song that makes you sad
Every time I hear, "Povodhe Prema", it makes me, so so sad. I love Oy a lot too. The pain in Siddhu's eyes!

3. A song that you like driving to
The beats to "Tidathara Kodathara" - Aashta Chamma, plus having cutie, Nani, only adds positive results.

4. A song that you like walking to
The OST to Pokiri was my fave for a very very very long time, I still love them. One of my faves is "Gala Gala Paduthunna."

5. A song that reminds you of someone
Honestly, no one really because I got into Telugu cinema a lot later than Bollywood. However, a friend on Bollywhat, who is no longer active, is the one who introduced me to Telugu cinema. He was sweet enough to send me a few dvds so I owe him big time since my love for Telugu cinema has grown tremondously! This was back in 2006! When I watch Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, I do think about him. For those who has been on Bollywhat for a very long time know who this person is, he introduced me to Bunny as well :) The rest is history. My fave song from the film - "Chandrulo " followed very closely by "Adhire Adhire"

6. A song that you can chill to
"I Go Crazy" - Kantri is the song for it. Just watching NTR Jr dance is worth it. The song is really mellow so you could chill to it.

7. A song that you like dancing to
Every time I hear the song, "Ye Mayo Chessave" - Drona, I wanna dance! It definitely made me fall in love with the sexy, Nitin. The dance moves, the song, Nitin...oh my :D

8. A favorite item number song
Just like Bollywood, the beat item girl, hand down is one person. It was Malaika Arora-Khan, but in India, itself, note I said India cause this woman is wonderful, she's been dancing in the South more so I included her here. No other than - Mumaith Khan!!!!!
Check out Louella's list of Mumaith item songs, listing "O Baby O Baby' - Aadavan Matalaku Ardhale as her favorite, I haven't seen the movie but I agree with her #2 & #3 because those are my fave songs of Mumaith. So my fave is "Ippatikinka" - Pokiri, then "Bangaru Kodi Peeta" - Magadheera but my fave song picturize on Mumaith is "Manela Thintivira Kana" - Chatrapthi

9. A favourite song from a Yash Raj an Allu Arjun movie
Haha, sorry I cannot do this...so I'm crossed it and put Bunny :D
I cannot stop looking at "Mouname Mouname" - Desamuduru because Bunny is just soooo hot and sexy. Shirtless Bunny dancing seductively. Must I go on? :D

10. A favourite song often that is played at Indian weddings
I have no idea! But.....I'm sure "Aidhurojula Pelli" - Varudu will be played. Took me t

That concludes part 1, come back for part 2
Sorry that a lot of these songs has my fave hottie

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Nitin Reddy - hearthrob to me, taking a look at his films



Nitin is known as the "flop" actor. Flop actor or not, he's still making lots of films. Directors are still signing him left and right so he's doing something right.

Nitin is my other love. He can go from cute and adorable to hot and sexy in split second.



I fell in love with his boyish looks and smile. My crush was confirmed when I saw his dancing skills.

Therefore, I went to search for *all* his films. I just haaad to watch them all...



Jayam (2002)

Sujatha (Sadha) are Raghu are childhood friends and their parents want them to marry each other when they grow up. However, in college, Sujatha falls in love with Venkat (Nitin). Now, Raghu (Gopichand) grows up to be a troublemaker and a dangerous guy. When Sujatha's parents find out about her love affair, they end her studies and forces her to marry Raghu. Venkat will stop the marriage at any cost!




Young Nitin *heart* + Sadha, who I absolutely adore. It is a movie about young love who cannot be together. Add the badass Gopichand too :)



Dil (2003)

Seenu (Nitin) is a new admit into a college. Nandini (Neha) goes to the same college. Seenu is from a middle class family and Nandini is a rich girl. Nandini is the only daughter of Gowri Shankar (Prakash Raj), who is a land mafia don. Gowri Shankar suspects them to be lovers after he finds them dancing for freshers celebration at college. Seenu gets beaten up. Irritated by this, Seenu challenges about winning the love of Nandini. After several attempts, she falls in love with him. They elope and get married when Gowri Shankar tries to separate them. The story takes several turns before the movie ends in a happy note.



Another story of young love. This time, add in Praskah! Worth a watch. I saw it with*out* subtitles. I will definitely buy the dvd again whenever subs are available.



Sambaram (2003)

Ravi (Nitin) has always loved Geeta (Nikita) and both are childhood friends. Everyone in town knows about his love for Geeta, except for her. She's very oblivious to it. Instead of concentrating in school, Ravi rather be carefree in life. Geeta does well in her studies and passes. is a sincere student who passes engineering studies. Ravi overhears Geeta say that she has no love interest in him because she wants a husband to be financially stable. The sad Ravi now realizes that he must man up and make a name for himself if he ever wants to be with Geeta.



I absolutely love this film! Again, keeping with the same theme of young love. However, this story is what I like. It's about why the two didn't click and Ravi's transformation of an irresponsible, careless guy to the guy that Geeta fell in love with and can marry. Both Nitin and Nikita did a wonderful job!

Sye (2004)



Prithvi (Nitin) & Shashank (Shashank) are the leaders of two warring students groups in a Hyderabad college. They are fond of rugby union game and they sort the things out between them by playing rugby to prove superiority. One fine day, a local mafia leader Bhikshu Yadav (Pradeep Rawat) gets a court notice that he has purchased the land of college from its legal heirs. The groups of Prithvi and Sashank unite together by forgetting differences to fight a united cause of winning back the land for college. After getting affected by assaults of students, Bhikshu Yadav throws a challenge to defeat his team in a game of rugby union to win back the land for their college. The rest of the story is all about how Prithvi leads his team to the victory.



What I liked most about this film is it has a youthful feel. I love how the film started off with two rivalry deparments in school - art & engineer, always battling out to see who is better. They usually battle it out with a rugby match. Then later both come together to better their school and team against villians who want to break and tear down their school. Nithin is a pleasure to watch and want to see more of him. Genelia is great as always, definitely one of my favorites. Worth a watch.

Sri Anjaneyam (2004)



Anji (Nitin) is an orphan since childhood and the village adopts him. He is a faithful devotee to Lord Hanuman and carries his picture and mini-statue around with him. Goons want to demolish local temple of Lord Rama and stop the construction of the local dam. With Lord Hanuman in human form (Arjun Sarja), he comes to guide Anji in stopping them.



Although the film is a bit longer than it should have been, I absolutely looooove this film. It is too cute and adorable. Big love to Arjun! Loved the chemistry between Nitin and Charmme.

Allari Bullodu (2005)



Trisha (Trisha) takes over her father's company after his death. When Raju (Nitin) helps Trisha, she trusts him and appoints him as General Manager. Raju ends up disguises himself as Balu and Trisha's younger sister, Usha (Rathi) ends up falling for Balu. Munna, who also looks like Raju, works for the Mumbai underworld don to bring down Trisha's business.



If you like films about character confusion with identity, this is for you! I had to watch this film with *out* subs :( I did enjoy what I saw because overall, the film was comical, but a little OTT at times. No, it's not the best but worth it for Nitin and Trisha...and a few songs :D

Dhairyam (2005)



Seenu (Nitin) and Mallika (Raima Sen) are college sweethearts. However, Mallika is from a weathly family and Seenu is not. Mallika's father puts Seenu in jail on false charges. Seenu and Mallika must prove their love.



Case of rich girl, poor boy love story.
An okay movie. The beginning was much better than the second half, which failed through miserably. Worth watching for Nitin and Raima Sen.

Raam (2006)



Raam (Nitin) has superhuman strength. He sings and dances and the same time, he can punch and kick goons. On top of that, he has some mad biking skills, which landed him a job as the brand ambassador in Mumbai.

Poor Janaki (Genelia D'Souza) happens to be the daughter of a don who wants her to marry his friend's son. Ironically, she is so naive and innocent and a very much devotee to Lord Raam. She runs away from home to avoid the forced arranged marriage.

Raam and Janaki meets meets and fall in love.



I was stoked to see Nitin and Genelia together again after Sye but was left disappointed :( Very thin plot which was not executed well.

Takkari (2007)



Tiru (Nitin) doesn't take life seriously at all. One day he sees the beautiful, Priya (Sadha) and falls in love with her. Her brother Guru (Shayaji Shinde), is a businessman who doesn't like Tiru.



Overall, the film is just okay. It could have been a lot better. The dancing and songs are enough to make you watch this film. Nitin and Sadha sizzle together again after Jayam. Both are modern and looking hot together. The direction fails but worth it for the dancing.

Aatadista (2007)



Chinna (Nithin) loves Sunada (Kajal) but didn't realize that both of their parents are business rivals. His marriage is fixed with Sunada but he doesn't know about it and thought it was with someone else. Their parents are both on bad terms again and Sunada starts to dislike Chinna.



Nitin and Kajal looks good together but the film didn't do anything for me :( Besides Nitin's good looks and dancing, the only other reason to watch this film is for Mumaith's item number.



So there's an extra picture. I seriously am thinking about making a dvd of all her song dances.

Victory (2008)



Devraj (Ashutosh Rana) is a heartless land encroacher and has left so many people homeless. Vijay (Nitin) gangs up and fight against Devraj since his his family has become one of those victims.



What I like about the film is one person standing up against injustice and getting the community to join hands together. I was a bit disappointed that Mamta didn't have a bigger role but it was great to see her. Nitin looks wow!!! This is a better role and acting job for Nitin.

Hero (2008)



Radha Krishna (Nitin) wants to be a superstar and is supported by his mom. However, his father wants him to join the police force like him. He convinces his wife to let Radha Krishna become a police officer because it will give Radha Krishna the training necessary to become a mass superhero. While training at the police academy, Radha Krishna falls for Krishnaveni (Bhavana) who is also training with him.



Too much comedic parts at time which steered away from a more serious film towards the end. Nitin looks good in the uniform but the clothes on him during the songs...the stylist needs to be fired! Bhavana is cute but wasted. Overall, good attempt but failed. I loved seeing Ramya Krishnan and Suhasini Maniratnam.

Drona (2009)



Drona (Nitin) has been missing since he was a child. Many years later, all grown up, Drona has been reunited with his parents...but he is now a thief.



I have to admit...I liked Drona...a lot! It is not the best film but it really entertained me.The songs are the best. Nitin's dancing and hotness really kept me going. Priyamani looks really good glamorous.

Agyaat (2009)



A film crew goes to the jungle to shoot their film, only to have one by one mysteriously missing.



Indian cinema is not really good at horrors or thrillers..but I didn't want to not watch it. It was a decent attempt by RGV. Agyaat is Nitin's Hindi debut. He definitely has the looks, body, and definitely dancing to make it in Bollywood. Whether or not, he succeeds doesn't matter because as long as he still dances in Tollywood, I'm happy :)

Rechipo (2009)



 Shiva (Nitin) robs from the rich to give to the poor. One day, he happens to steal from the Home Minister, who happens to be his lover's Krishna Veni (Ileana D'Cruz) father. The money that is stolen belongs to a mafia in Dubai. They kidnapped Krishna Veni in exchange to have the money back.



Another Robin Hood type of movies. Ileana is one of my fave actresses. Therefore, I was so excited to watch her paired with Nitin and loved their pairing. Ileana looks really good and shows off her curves. Nitin = love. Definitely a better film of Nitin's.

Seetharamula Kalyanam (2010)



Chandu (Nitin) and Nandini (Hansika Motwani) are in love. Nandu's father, father (Suman) has has a rival, Veera Pratap (Sunil Panda), who falls in love with her. Veera Pratap kidnaps Nandu and forced her to his house.



If you like heroes tricking villains, then this is for you. I loved the comedy in the film! Of all the Hansika films I've seen, this favorite one of hers. One of Nitin's better acting. My favorite part is when he tricked Brami :D I'm always in awe with his dancing.



When is Maaro going to release? It has been delayed :( I was looking forward to it.

Now, just have to wait for Ishq. Nitin has been tweeting about it. I'm excited to see it. The heroine is Nithya Menon :)





Nitin looks really yummy in the stills!!



I hope these two films will be hits for Nitin.

Besides Nitin being a cutie-pie, I love the fact that he interacts with his fans on Twitter. That's an extra oomph why I adore him.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Mini-reviews: part 4 (Telugu edition)

Here's more Telugu film mini-reviews, just a continuation of mini-reviews that I've been doing.

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Ram



Bindaas (2010)

Ajay (Manoj Manchu) is a free-spirited guy and doesn't take anything too seriously, just living a "bindaas" life. His family has estranged him from the tree due to a conflict that his deceased father had done in the past that caused another family to rival with each other. The feuding is so chaotic that each opposing families want to kill each other. In order to close the gap with the family, Ajay plans to unite both families together.



Manoj Manchu!!!! Why did I take soooo long to watch this film?? I absolutely looooved Manoj in the film. His character is soooo freaking adorable. Not only that, Manoj is also a cutie pie. His dimples are to-die-for! He gave his character his all and did an awesome job. I've said before I love fun, loving, carefree, unselfish guys and that's what his character is all about.

Sheena is mostly there for the songs but has a cute love interest with Manoj. She was seen in Bollywood with Teree Sang. The storyline is nothing new but it was great to see fresh faces and laughable comedy. Definitely worth a watch.



Kasko (2009)

Vamsi (Vaibhav) goes to Hyderabad and ends up meeting Mahesh Babu (Brahmanandam). He then goes by the name Pawan Kalyan who joins with Mahesh to end rowdism. But he really came to search for his lost love Krisna (Shweta Prasad) who has been abducted by rowdies.



I mainly watch this film for Shweta Prasad who I found adorable cute in Kotha Bangaru Lokam but just like Kalavar King, I was disappointed :(  Unfortunately Kasko is one of the most boringest movies I've seen in a long time. The storyline dragged and dragged. Not only that, I hated Shweta's annoying character. I did not understand why Vamsi would fall for Krisna at all! Vaibhav was a cutie and danced well and I wouldn't mind watching more of him in the future.



Kick (2009)

Kalyan (Ravi Teja) is no ordinary guy. He likes to spice up his life with getting a "kick" out of life by adding the extra oomph or adding a cherry on top. Otherwise, it'll just be another boring life. Naina (Ileana D'Cruz) hates Kalyan and he only falls for her to add a "kick" to the story. Eventually, she ends up falling for him but leaves him only finding out about him lying to her about having a job. She ends up living in Malaysia where she meets a tough cop, Kalyan Krishna (Shaam) who is seeking an anonymous thief from India and now in Malaysia.



The length could have been reduced a bit and let go some of the comedy tracks but overall, Kick is absolutely fun! I enjoyed it a lot. Storyline added a "kick" and that's what made it worth watching. I absolutely love Ileana D'Cruz and see her acting growth as an actress. This is my first Ravi Teja film and he's hilarious in his role. There's rumors about a Kick remake from Bollywood starring Salman with Deepika or Sonakshi.



King (2008)

King (Nagarjuna) is a badass ruler and everyone is scared of him...until one day he goes missing. Is he dead?
Enters Seenu (Nagarjuna) who is rowdie and works for the fearful Gyaneshwar (Srihari). Seenu falls for Sravani (Trisha Krishnan) but steals the identity of Sharath (Sunil) to woo her. Seenu, now Sharath, and Sravani are in love.
Seenu looks like the missing King and gets abducted. He is paid to play King to unite and bring the King family together.



Worth a watch. King takes you for a fun ride but I had to re-wind a few times because I got confused with all the different characters Nagarjuna played. Made me re-think who really is dead, the King or Seenu? Or none? Whew! The twist exploded in my brain :D

One of the best parts were the performances. Nagarjuna is definitely the king. Trisha looked really good and is really good in comedy. Mamta had the supporting role but did a great job and wowed me. The songs are great, especially the title song. However, the film is more known for the song, "Nuvvu Ready" because of the many guest appearances by actresses, including Trisha and Mamta -- Anuksha Shetty, Charmy, Genelia D'Souz, Priyamani, Sneha Ullal, Kamna Jethmalani.



Kurradu (2009)

All Varun (Varun Sandesh) ever wanted was a bike. He dreams of it day and night. His father works hard and doesn't have extra cash to give him to spend on something useless. After many bitter disagreements, the sad father finally gives in. With the brand-new bike, Varun tries to be responsible and get a job to help his dad with the bills. He is in love with Hema (Neha Sharma) for two years. With the new bike, he could take her to her destination instead of her taking the bus. Unfortunately, Varun ends up getting dragged and involve with some rowdies and his bike gets stolen.



Kurrudu is a remake of the Tamil film, Polladhavan, which is inspired from the Italian movie,  Bicycle Thieves.

Since I absolutely adore Varun, I wanted to see more of his films. I was stoked to find out the heroine is none other than Neha Sharma because I think she's a hottie in Chirutha.

Varun's role is much different from his other two films, Happy Days & Kotha Bangaru Lokam, which he plays a college student. This time, he shows off his baddass and beats up rowdies. Neha is the bashful, sweet love interest and still looks gorgeous and sexy, covered up.

Worth a watch but the beginning is really slow.
The film is more about being at the wrong place at the wrong time with misunderstandings and backstabbing. The love story takes a backstep, along with the family values, which were shown in the beginning half.
If you are used to Varun playing the loverboy, stay away because you will be disappointed!



Prasthanam (2010)

Mitra (Sharwanand) and his sister (Surekha Vani) lost their father at a young age. His mother is forced to marry another man (Saikumar). He takes the responsibility of raising them two and ends up having Chinna (Sandip) with their mother. Since childhood, his sister hates the fact that her mother remarried. On top of that, she hates Chinna because he is the product of the marriage. Mitra loves Chinna and is a loyal son in his step father's political field. Chinna always felt alone, unloved, and unappreciated compared with Mitra. Therefore, he becomes angry and careless about life becoming jealous of Mitra.



Dolce did a wonderful full review on the film, along with comparing it with the Cain and Abel theme.

One of the best political films ever! From beginning to end, to the performances, to the screenplay, everything was just perfect. The songs just released some tension that was stirred up and added a nice feel. Each character had enough volume for you to understand each one.

I adored Sharwanand since Gamyam and was excited to see Prasthanam. He stepped it up several notches with his acting and choice of film. Ruby Parihar is cute and really had nothing to do but be in the songs and a love interest.

The film is a bit long, falling right under 3 hours but you don't really feel it because you get really into the characters and want to see what is going on.