Cast  Aditya Om, Meghna Naidu, Pooja Barati, Swetha, Ramireddy, Krishna Maya, Melkote and others
 
Cinematography  Jawahar
Music  Vinay
 
Producer KVV Satyanaranara
 
Story, Screenplay and Direction Satyanarayana KVV
 

Performance
Aidtya Om's role seems to be influenced by JD in “Madhyahnapu Hatya”. He displayed his emotions well but not much impressive.

Meghna Naidu did a nice job as a pop-star. To cut short, she came out with oomph better to lure a section of audiences who fall to expose factor. Coupled with the expose of Meghna Naidu, Pooja Bharati joined the league to make things worst.

Coming to the third lady character, Swetha Menon looked nice, though displaying much oddity and artificiality in her cop's role – utterly unconvincing.

Technical Details

The story has all the ingredients of an A certificate movie. It tries to project certain facades in a particular section of society. However, the director messed up the story with amateurish job, of course naturally.

Music is average. Coming to background score, it's good in parts.

Cinematography is average.

Cast  Allari Naresh, Sai Ram Shankar, Abishek, Swathi (of Colours fame), Shafi, Sherin, Hema, Kavitha, Apoorva, Ahuthi Prasad and others
 
Dialogues Uttej
Cinematography  Om Prasad 
Music  Joshua Sridhar
 
Producer Madhu Murali S
 
Concept, Screenplay & Direction Krishnavamsi
 
Now, the criminals and police are after the five. Separately first; jointly next. (Of course, on the lines of the scene in “James” – RGV's latest movie). What next? After series of chases, the end comes abruptly, but as expected.

Performance

True to a Krishnavamsi movie, all the characters (as they can't be categorized here as heroes or heroines) have done perfect justice to make a thriller. Allari Naresh, who is given to comedies, has performed well in this experimental genre of Krishnavamsi, while the second guy Sai Ram Shankar did his role with ease. Of course, his debut film 143 – I Love - has similar theme. Chase by Naxals and police! The third guy Abhisekh is adequate. Swathi (of Colors) fame has performed neatly. Another girl Sherin is passable. Brahmanandam's role brings mixed response. Satya did the role of a crooked cop, who joins hands with the villain. Other parental roles are Okay.

Technical Details

Story is absolutely a let down and badly mars the expectations of the audiences that they watched a Krishnavamsi movie. For a director like him, this sort of cat and mouse like chase looks ordinary . Screenplay is spoiled with long treatment of certain scenes in the first half itself as they really are not required. Direction too disappoints. Suspense and anxiety are missing.

However, you will appreciate the chase sequences . Cinematography is superb, of course with several jerks and shakes. Dialogues by Uttej are ordinary and routine with Hyderabadi dialect. This film would have done better had it released before “Anukokunda Oka Roju”, as certain scenes resemble much to depress the audience.

Krishnavamsi, who announced very early that there would not be any songs in the film, wasted much of the time in dragging certain scenes, incorporating chase sequences and a lone romantic streak of music. However, Sridhar Joshua's background score is commendable.

Poor handling of the comedy department is a minus point. If we only want to ignore this, we really can't as the storyline is not that much serious or hair-raising.

Banner  Agile Movie Makers
 
Cast  G Sivaji Raja, Rathi, Kartik, Chandra Mohan, Harika, MSN, LBS, Ali, Satyam Rajesh, Jeeva, Raghu Babu, Duvvasi, Abhinayasri, Annapoorna, Jyothi, Sana and others
 
Dialogues Nageswara Rao B
Cinematography  PRK Raju
Music  S Raj Kiran
 
Producer Vemuri Ramakoteswara Rao
 
Story, Screenplay & Direction Ranganath
 
Performance

Sivaji Raja, the loved one of female audiences on the small screen, has come out with good performance. His portrayal on this big screen comes as a rubber pull from the small screen role in the serial titled the same as “Moguds Pellams”.

Rathi is cute and glamorous too. Kartik is okay, while other prominent role Harika did a neat job.

Technical Details

Ranganath, versatile actor turned director has taken for granted that the obsolete concept of unmarried people living together and later getting married would be once again taken by the Telugu audiences afresh. First of all, the story is a major drawback for a big screen. Direction too is absurd and makes the audience leave the theatre at their will. But, he succeeded in creating some romantic streaks between the hero and heroine in a good way.

Cinematography is distressing. Dialogues are pale. Music by Raj Kiran is mediocre.

Banner  KVR Movies
 
Cast  Vikram, Asin, Pasupathi, Manivannan, Murali, Biju,Vijay Kumar, Vadivel & others
 
Dialogues Sriramakrishna
Cinematography  Balasubramanian
Stunts Vijay
 
Producer Rockline Venkatesh
 
Screenplay & Direction Shafi

Hari Prasad develops a sort of tug with Seeta (Asin), Rayudu's daughter. But, it later develops into love, after Hari Prasad ties the nuptial knot by force due to certain circumstances. Though Rayudu settles for a deal and agrees to accept his son-in-law, his brother-in-law is against the movie. He enters the scene and tries to put the seed of animosity between Hari Prasad and Pasupathi – the orphan-friends. How they overcome the hurdle and how the story ends on a happy note forms the climax.

Performance

Though Vikram did well, there is a feel that this sort of role is not suitable to him, considering the non-seriousness of the subject and characterization. Pasupathi too displayed nice histrionics. Manivannan's role as a childless dad has some funny shades.

Asin looks deglamorised in parts. She lacks proper footage connected to the story. You can well say she is limited to romance-making and silly tugs with the hero.

Murali's performance in a villainous cast is adequate, while the one who did the villainy in the climax as Murali's brother-in-law has exhibited some freshness in the genre.

Vadivelu's comedy sounds forcible often.

Vijay Kumar appears as a retired government official, who is debt-ridden in the hands of the villain.

Technical Details

First of all the title “Mazaa” does not match the movie. You have no proper story or plot. A remake of Malayalam film (directed by one and the same director) – “Tommanam Makkalam” did evoke a lengthy expectation for this Diwali, but has evaporated suddenly thanks to non-seriousness in the subject. Screenplay is traditional and boring. Direction is flat.

Cinematography by Balasubramanian is average. Interestingly, he won widespread accolades in the industry for his job with the same hero in the film “Sivaputrudu”.

Dialogues are average.

Music by Vidyasagar is not up to the mark. There is no punch in songs as well.

Major drawback is that though it is intended for bilingual release, much prominence is given to Tamil, as some scenes where you have Tamil tinge (like letters or sign boards) are retained. Hence, it clearly gives a feel that it is only a dubbed version.

Stunts department by Vijay is adequate.

Insufficient handling of comedy is another drawback

Banner  Leo Entertainments Private Limited
 
Cast  Surya, Asin, Nayanatara, Pradeep Rawat and others
 
Presentation  Allu Arvind 
Music Harris Jayaraj
Producer B. Madhu
 
Story, Screenplay & Direction AR Murugudas
 
Performance

Surya did a great performance. Gym and color tanning made him scary on the screen – as he gets ready for a chilling revenge drama. Similarly, he looks handsome in the other part of the movie, rocking all the way to entertain the audiences. He dealt stunt sequences in style.

Asin is an exact fit for Surya, considering the storyline. However, one finds that her role is similar to that of the heroine in Gharshana (Tamil hit Kaka Kaka), who becomes a victim of the villains. She is impressive in romantic sequences.

Pradeep Rawat played the villain Lakshman. After performing a grand job in “Sye” and “Badra” and “Chatrapati”, he suffers a little bit in this movie as his role gives the feel – it's half baked.

Nayanatara has put on lot of flesh and turned a flabby figure. But, she has proved her acting skills in a big way.

All other characters have carried out their roles to a perfect finish, barring little exceptions now and there.

Technical Details

Ghajini is on the whole a complete copy of an independent and low-budget American movie “Memento”, with a sporadic mix of “Fugitive” (our Telugu movie Criminal). But, stylish taking and native adaptability have become major plus points to the movie.

Screenplay is superb in the first half, while gets routine and expected in the second half. AR Murugudas, who gave a sort of ultimate boost to Vijayakanth in his “Ramana”, has provided the much-required masala to the youth in this action-drama with lot of romantic anecdotes, glamour and expectation. Certainly, he made it a gainful endeavor for its producer.

Music by Harris Jayraj has gained an important role in popularizing the film and the same is justified on the screen.

Cinematography by R.D Rajasekaran, choreography by Raju Sundaram and Editing by Antony combined has brought the control factor to Ghajini.

The stunt sequences by KanalKannan are splendid and certain camera effects have come out well.

Pluses
Good dubbing work
Excellent handling of the first half
Cinematography
Song sequences
Surya's performance
Handling of flashback scenes
Attempts of the hero to recollect the past.

Minuses
Loose Screenplay in II half
A seemingly half hearted attempt by the director how or when to end the movie
Nayantara's flabby figure
Half baked villain character
Weakening of the story in the second half, but for gripping climax.
Amnesia is an overused subject in the films.
Striking absence of the comedy in the second half.

Banner  Sri Keerthi Creations
 
Cast  Jagapati Babu, Sneha, Madhu Sharma, Sayaji Shinde, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, MSN, Krishna Bhagawan, Venu Madhav, Kondavalasa, Raghubabu, Jyothy and others.
 
Dialogues Vegnesa satish
Music Mani Sharma 
Cinematography  Sankar Kanteti
Stunts Ram Lakshman
 
Presentation M Padmaja 
Producer ML Kumar Chowdary
 
Screenplay & Direction Devi Prasad
 
Performance

Jagapati Babu as usual did a neat job. He displayed the much required prowess in his role as a stubborn man who does not care for any risk.

Sneha's performance comes as an asset to the movie. Unlike routine heroines, she holds a meaningful footage in the movie and the story revolves round her. Her climax dance is superb.

Madhu Sharma's supporting role is convincing, though has certain extra scenes.

Sayaji Shinde as villain is impressive. His elevation from a juvenile criminal to a street rowdy to a politician comes as a satire. Showing him as a ruthless villain with good taste for painting and music has some variety.

Venu Madhav steals the show with his comedy. Kondavalasa's role as one who is addicted to “Yoga Asanams” is hilarious. Dharmavarapu acted as brother-in-law to the villain and comes out with his typical witty role, equally supported by Krishna Bhagwan as lawyer.

Technical Details

Story is straight and simple without any flashbacks, but somehow traditional. Screenplay is equally balanced in the first and second halves, with little boredom. Director Devi Prasad does not disappoint the audiences and at the same there is nothing much to speak about the direction.

Songs are above average and music by Mani Sharma passes off unnoticed, but for thumping beats at the climax.

Stunts by Ram Lakshman are nice. This department is handled without any unwanted scenes. The stunts come situational and are done straight and plain.

Comedy is good and serves as good support to the movie.

Other departments are okay.

Banner: ASR Creations
Cast: Akula Vijay Vardhan, Adin Khan, Maansi, Nagababu, Ravi, Sivaji Raja, Venu Madhav, MS Narayana, LB Sriram, Jyothy, Abhinaya Sri & Surekhavani
Art: KV Ramana
Cinematography: K Rajendra Prasad
Dialogue: Poosala Venkateswara Rao
Editing: Nandamuri Hari
Music: Siva Kakani
Thrills: Nandu
Story, Screenplay & Direction: Poosala Radhakrishna.

Anjali falls in love with Seenu and she loses her eyesight due to the colors he threw on her eyes during holi festival. Seenu consults Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust and gets a personal assurance letter from Chiranjeevi. When Seenu wants to tell this good news, Swati is found practicing shooting in a local mela. When Seenu confronts Swati why she lied to him, she tells him that she wants to take revenge on him for being the cause of the death of her guardian and her fiancée Kumar (Ravi Prakash). Later on Kumar returns to Anjali saying that he is still alive. Seenu also realizes that Kumar is a cheater and he is marrying Anjali just for the sake of money. The rest of the story is all about how Seenu exposes Kumar.

Artists Performance

Debutant Akula Vijay Vardhan is pretty average in looks. He needs to improve in terms of histrionics. He has shown some ease in dance departments. Heroines Adin Khan and Maansi are also average. Nagababu did a special appearance his real self in the climax of the film. Kota is neat in the role of pampering grandfather. Ravi is good as Kumar. But he seems to be confined to the slot of fiancée of heroine in most of the films he did recently. Venu Madhav's comedy as Aparichitudu is partly good.

Technical Departments:

Story of the film is bit contrived. The name and posters of Chiranjeevi is used as the backdrop. Screenplay of the film is uninteresting. Direction is mediocre. Music is mainly aimed at the masses as all the songs are fast-beat ones. Background music is so so. Photography of the film is average.

Analysis: First half of the film is mediocre. The second half is not up to the mark. The basic story of the film is unconvincing. Too much emphasis is given on the heroism elevation than consolidation the story content. On a whole, Seenugadu Chiranjeevi Fan that is mainly aimed at luring Chiranjeevi fans disappoints.

Banner: Eeswar Art Pictures
Cast: Kamalini Mukherjee, Rajeev Kanakala, Amit, Siva Krishna, Preeti Nigam, Rambabu, Ali, Kavitha, Draksharamam Sarojini
Cinematography: VN Suresh Kumar
Editing: Nagi Reddy
Music: Prabhu
Lyrics: Sri Harsha
Story, Screenplay & Direction: T Prabhakar

Meenakshi's uncle falls seriously ill and she needs 5 lakhs for his surgery. She gives a bold paper statement that she would marry whoever donates her 5 lakhs. Sanjay (Amit) - a lonely Telugu NRI from USA helps her out. He visits her and falls in love with her. Nandu comes back to Meenakshi by pleading innocence. The rest of the story is all about whom Meenakshi marries - Nandu or Sanjay?

Artists Performance

Rajiv Kanakala enacted his role with lots of ease. His image suits well for these kinds of characters. Kamalinee Mukherjee is good. But her make-up, hair-do, dubbing etc did not suit her. She was also captured in wrong angles by the cinematographer. Amit is OK, but his body language did not suit the role. His get-up is also bit awkward. Siva Krishna is over-dramatic as maternal uncle of Meenakshi. Comedy by Ali and Rambabu does not appeal. Preeti Nigam and Kavitha are adequate.


Technical Departments:

Basically the story of the film is a triangular love as the heroine has to choose between the lover who she misunderstood and the man who helped her financially. The story of the film is clichéd, but for the paper advertisement part. Direction is very old-fashioned. Screenplay is sloppy and the narration is rather slow. Music of the film is not up to mark. Same is the case with cinematography.

Analysis: First half of the film deals with the background of Kamalinee and the love episode between Kamalinee and Rajiv. The second half deals with the triangle between the girl and two men. People do have certain amount of curiosity about heroine oriented film coming from Nandi award winning actress Kamalinee Mukherjee. But, Meenakshi disappoints a lot.

Cast: Raja, Sharwanand, Parvati Melton, Bramhanandam, Mohit (Flavors fame), Ravi Varma, Achyuta Rama Rao, Shalini, Madhu, Kishore, Sunil, Chris Peters, Vuka and others
Music: Mahesh Shankar
Cinematography: Raja Ratnam
Lyrics: Deva Katta, Ravi Varma
Choreography: Raju Sundaram, Nobul, Nixon
Editor: Kola Bhaskar
Production Desginer: Tushar Unadkat
Executive Producer: Haranath Policherla
Makeup&Hair: Anjali Talcherkar
Written and directed by: Deva Katta
Producers: Ravi Vallabhaneni, Sachi Pinagapani, Chalapathi Mannuru

Artists Performance

The best thing about histrionics departments in this film is that all actors tried to be as natural as they can be (except for veterans like Brahmanandam). Raja is cool as post graduate student with dreams in his eyes. The friends' gang is also good. Kishore who did the role of Khadir has got tremendous comedy timing and ease at histrionics. Parvati Melton looks more cosmopolitan than a Telugu girl. She is pretty good in histrionics. Sharvanand has got an important role in this film. He is OK as maniacal lover who turns into psycho. Brahmanandam's comedy as restaurant's owner with fake documents is good. Ravi Varma who made his debut as villain has got intensity in his performance and screen presence. He would go to places with right kind of characters in the future. Achyuta Rama Rao who did the role of cook had some comic part to play. Shalini is adequate.

Technical Departments:

Story - screenplay - direction: Story of the film is not strong enough to make a feature film. Debutant director Deva Kaushik succeeded in narrating first half of the film entertainingly with no story in it. However, he could not handle the second half well where the entire plot opens up. Screenplay of the film is adequate through most of it is predictable. He can do good films if he can develop good story sense. He is not afraid to experiment as we see lots of weird comical scenes that were successfully handled.

Other departments: Music of the film is a definite plus point with Mahesh Shankar scoring foot-tapping fast beat songs as well as neat melodies. Rerecording of the film is also good. Cinematography by Rajaratnam is good though the lighting in the film is inadequate. Dialogues are adequately laced with humor most of the time. Editing is ok. Production values of the film are good.

Analysis: First half of the film is entertaining. Second half is a let down. Plus points of the film are comedy and music. The negative points are weak storyline and weak second half. The director has the capability to do good films if provided with good script. Though there is good amount of laughter in the film, the main ingredient of love (from heroine's perspective to both heroes) is not convincingly dealt. There is no justification for the title Vennela.