Thursday, November 25, 2010
BJP JD-U alliance sweeps Bihar Assembly polls, Nitish to take oath on Friday
Patna, Nov 24 (ANI): Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the second term on Friday as his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Janata Dal-United (JD-U)- combine has bagged three-fourth majority winning 197 of the 230 seats, results of which have been declared so far.
It is also leading in 30 other constituencies.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-Lok Janashakti Party (LJP) alliance did not fare well in the polls and secured just 18 seats. The alliance had secured 64 seats in the last polls.
As per the latest reports, they are leading in ten other places.
To add to the woes of the RJD-LJP alliance, former Chief Minister Rabri Devi lost in both Raghopur and Sonepur Assembly seats.
The wife of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad was initially ahead of her opponents but lost to Satish Kumar of the ruling Janata Dal-United in Raghopur by a margin of 11,000 votes.
She also lost in Sonepur, the second constituency she contested from.
The Congress also suffered a major electoral setback as it has managed to win only four seats and was leading in three others compared to the nine seats it held in 2005.
Terming the victory of his alliance as a victory for development, Nitish Kumar today pledged to work harder for the betterment of Bihar during his second innings.
Addressing the media, after the JD(U)-BJP combine sweep in the Bihar assembly polls, Kumar said: "I am grateful to the people of Bihar and promise them to work more hard in the near future."
"We have no magic wand, but the people's trust. I will need to work harder than I did in last five years and I will not hesitate to do it," he added.
He said the state had defeated the politics of caste and religion and that the verdict in the elections was the people's stamp of approval for an agenda of development.
"The poll verdict marks a new story for the state. It will have its effect outside the state also," he added.
He further claimed that there has been massive improvement in the law and order situation in the state in the past five years.
Pointing out that there were only stray incidents of violence during the staggered polls spread over a month, he thanked the Election Commission for its efforts in ensuring a fair and peaceful voting.
Kiran Reddy is Andhra CM
HYDERABAD: A day of hectic political jockeying on Wednesday began with the resignation of K Rosaiah as the Andhra Pradesh chief minister and ended late at night with the announcement that one-time Ranji Trophy player and four-term MLA, Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy, will be his successor.
Kiran was picked by a team of central observers led by Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, who flew in for the Congress legislature party meeting that began around 7:30pm here. Before the CM's announcement came, the CLP meeting had issued a one-line resolution authorizing the party president to name the 76-year-old Rosaiah's successor.
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy (50), a four-term MLA from Chittoor, who has never been a minister, will be sworn in as the CM on Thursday. So, how did Kiran earn a name for himself in the top echelons of the Congress? It's learnt Kiran's closeness with Union home minister P Chidambaram was what clinched the deal in his favour. "Since the time of his late father Amarnath Reddy's time, Nallari family has been close to Chidambaram," a source said.
Kiran got Chidambaram to Valmikipuram in his Pileru constituency to inaugurate a housing project last year, where the home minister stirred a hornet's nest by saying that only "disciplined soldiers" of the party would be rewarded by the high command. Apart from being a veiled reference to Jaganmohan Reddy's indiscipline, it was an indication that Kiran Reddy was a frontrunner.
The outgoing CM Rosaiah had cited health reasons while resigning, but it's learnt that he was asked to leave to blunt the anger of Jaganmohan Reddy, whose Sakshi TV channel had criticised Congress president Sonia Gandhi's leadership.
What angered Jagan, and which the high command, too, took a dim view of, was Rosaiah's attempt to consolidate anti-Reddy forces, especially the Kammas. "The Reddys are the backbone of the Congress in Andhra. The high command was miffed with Rosaiah's attempt at social re-engineering with the CM getting closer to Kammas who dominate the TDP," said one senior leader. "This could have driven the Reddys into the arms of Jagan," he added.
"The Congress high command concluded that Jagan's belligerence could be blunted by removing Rosaiah as CM and he would end his campaign against Sonia," an AICC source said. The high command was also upset that Rosaiah could not control Rajasekhara Reddy's political advisor K V P Ramachandra Rao without 10, Janpath's sanction.
Accordingly, soon after Sakshi TV aired its anti-Sonia feature 'Hastagatam' on Friday night and Saturday morning, the high command decided it was time to bid Rosaiah goodbye.
Before dashing to Delhi on Tuesday, Rosaiah was told by the high command to give all the information about Jagan's campaign against Sonia to AK Antony, chairman of the AICC disciplinary committee. He met Antony after arriving in Delhi on Tuesday afternoon and the two were a later joined by Ahmed Patel. Patel then took Rosaiah to 10, Janpath, in his car minus the security and successfully avoided the eyes of the waiting media. It was at this two-minute meeting that Sonia told Rosaiah that the party wanted to relieve him of his responsibilities as CM as per his request made earlier due to failing health and advanced age.
With Rosaiah's departure, it's curtains to perhaps the most lacklustre phase in Andhra's leadership after the death of its charismatic CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy in a chopper crash in September 2009. Rosaiah, who intended to fade away from politics as the finance minister in the YSR cabinet, will be remembered for inaction, helplessness and rebellion within the party ranks during his 15-month tenure. His resignation must come as a relief to all including most, perhaps, to Rosaiah himself.
Running a government without authority - his cabinet meetings quickly slid into absurdity with absentee ministers and officials - Rosaiah was hit by the twin tides of floods in October 2009 followed by the pro- and anti-Telangana agitations. The befuddled outgoing CM abjectly failed to leave any mark with his emasculated style of functioning.
The agitations left Rosaiah badly bruised and the Centre had to step in with the announcement of the Srikrishna Committee to look into the demand for a separate `T' state that threatened to singe the Andhra success story. But problems kept compounding for Rosaiah with YSR's son Jaganmohan Reddy beginning his odarpu (condolence) yatra throughout the state in memory of his father and all the rural folk who killed themselves on hearing the news of YSR's death.
Kiran was picked by a team of central observers led by Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, who flew in for the Congress legislature party meeting that began around 7:30pm here. Before the CM's announcement came, the CLP meeting had issued a one-line resolution authorizing the party president to name the 76-year-old Rosaiah's successor.
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy (50), a four-term MLA from Chittoor, who has never been a minister, will be sworn in as the CM on Thursday. So, how did Kiran earn a name for himself in the top echelons of the Congress? It's learnt Kiran's closeness with Union home minister P Chidambaram was what clinched the deal in his favour. "Since the time of his late father Amarnath Reddy's time, Nallari family has been close to Chidambaram," a source said.
Kiran got Chidambaram to Valmikipuram in his Pileru constituency to inaugurate a housing project last year, where the home minister stirred a hornet's nest by saying that only "disciplined soldiers" of the party would be rewarded by the high command. Apart from being a veiled reference to Jaganmohan Reddy's indiscipline, it was an indication that Kiran Reddy was a frontrunner.
The outgoing CM Rosaiah had cited health reasons while resigning, but it's learnt that he was asked to leave to blunt the anger of Jaganmohan Reddy, whose Sakshi TV channel had criticised Congress president Sonia Gandhi's leadership.
What angered Jagan, and which the high command, too, took a dim view of, was Rosaiah's attempt to consolidate anti-Reddy forces, especially the Kammas. "The Reddys are the backbone of the Congress in Andhra. The high command was miffed with Rosaiah's attempt at social re-engineering with the CM getting closer to Kammas who dominate the TDP," said one senior leader. "This could have driven the Reddys into the arms of Jagan," he added.
"The Congress high command concluded that Jagan's belligerence could be blunted by removing Rosaiah as CM and he would end his campaign against Sonia," an AICC source said. The high command was also upset that Rosaiah could not control Rajasekhara Reddy's political advisor K V P Ramachandra Rao without 10, Janpath's sanction.
Accordingly, soon after Sakshi TV aired its anti-Sonia feature 'Hastagatam' on Friday night and Saturday morning, the high command decided it was time to bid Rosaiah goodbye.
Before dashing to Delhi on Tuesday, Rosaiah was told by the high command to give all the information about Jagan's campaign against Sonia to AK Antony, chairman of the AICC disciplinary committee. He met Antony after arriving in Delhi on Tuesday afternoon and the two were a later joined by Ahmed Patel. Patel then took Rosaiah to 10, Janpath, in his car minus the security and successfully avoided the eyes of the waiting media. It was at this two-minute meeting that Sonia told Rosaiah that the party wanted to relieve him of his responsibilities as CM as per his request made earlier due to failing health and advanced age.
With Rosaiah's departure, it's curtains to perhaps the most lacklustre phase in Andhra's leadership after the death of its charismatic CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy in a chopper crash in September 2009. Rosaiah, who intended to fade away from politics as the finance minister in the YSR cabinet, will be remembered for inaction, helplessness and rebellion within the party ranks during his 15-month tenure. His resignation must come as a relief to all including most, perhaps, to Rosaiah himself.
Running a government without authority - his cabinet meetings quickly slid into absurdity with absentee ministers and officials - Rosaiah was hit by the twin tides of floods in October 2009 followed by the pro- and anti-Telangana agitations. The befuddled outgoing CM abjectly failed to leave any mark with his emasculated style of functioning.
The agitations left Rosaiah badly bruised and the Centre had to step in with the announcement of the Srikrishna Committee to look into the demand for a separate `T' state that threatened to singe the Andhra success story. But problems kept compounding for Rosaiah with YSR's son Jaganmohan Reddy beginning his odarpu (condolence) yatra throughout the state in memory of his father and all the rural folk who killed themselves on hearing the news of YSR's death.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Sensex above 20400; Hindalco, Cipla, TCS, HDFC up
MUMBAI: Benchmarks gained
momentum as investors took positions across the board on the back of
positive earnings season and gains in Asian markets. All the sectoral
indices were in the green with metals, banks and oil&gas top
performers.
At 11 am; Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex was at 20424.68, up 258.82 points or 1.28 per cent. The index touched a high of 20448.59 and low of 20199.73.
National Stock Exchange’s Nifty was at 6136.55, up 70.5 points or 1.16 per cent. The index touched high of 6151.30 and low of 6094.60.
“The market has clearly entered a range trade between 6284-5965 in the short-term. Nifty needs to break the range between 5965 – 6165 to get back into a directional trend. Momentum oscillators are presenting a mixed picture, and thus the price action will lead the market direction.
Bharti Airtel has taken support on weekly and monthly moving averages supporting the longer-term uptrend, thus offering good risk-reward opportunity on the long side,” said Edelweiss report.
BSE Midcap Index gained 0.84 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 1.03 per cent higher.
Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Metal Index gained 1.67 per cent, BSE Bankex advanced 1.22 per cent and BSE Oil&gas Index moved 1.13 per cent higher.
Sensex gainers included Hindalco (3.42%), Cipla (2.71%), Sterlite Industries (2.23%), TCS (1.99%) and HDFC (1.88%)
Wipro (-2.54%) and Hero Honda (-0.23%) were the only index losers.
Market breadth was positive on the BSE with 1907 advances against 836 declines.
Asian markets were in the green. Nikkei 225 was up 0.07 per cent, Seoul Times climbed 0.90 per cent higher and Shanghai Composite surged 1.89 per cent higher.
At 11 am; Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex was at 20424.68, up 258.82 points or 1.28 per cent. The index touched a high of 20448.59 and low of 20199.73.
National Stock Exchange’s Nifty was at 6136.55, up 70.5 points or 1.16 per cent. The index touched high of 6151.30 and low of 6094.60.
“The market has clearly entered a range trade between 6284-5965 in the short-term. Nifty needs to break the range between 5965 – 6165 to get back into a directional trend. Momentum oscillators are presenting a mixed picture, and thus the price action will lead the market direction.
Bharti Airtel has taken support on weekly and monthly moving averages supporting the longer-term uptrend, thus offering good risk-reward opportunity on the long side,” said Edelweiss report.
BSE Midcap Index gained 0.84 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 1.03 per cent higher.
Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Metal Index gained 1.67 per cent, BSE Bankex advanced 1.22 per cent and BSE Oil&gas Index moved 1.13 per cent higher.
Sensex gainers included Hindalco (3.42%), Cipla (2.71%), Sterlite Industries (2.23%), TCS (1.99%) and HDFC (1.88%)
Wipro (-2.54%) and Hero Honda (-0.23%) were the only index losers.
Market breadth was positive on the BSE with 1907 advances against 836 declines.
Asian markets were in the green. Nikkei 225 was up 0.07 per cent, Seoul Times climbed 0.90 per cent higher and Shanghai Composite surged 1.89 per cent higher.
Rest of Asia India asks Japan to help achieve infrastructure targets
india envisages financial outlays of over $1 trillion in the next Five
Year Plan and while much of this would come "from within", it would
welcome support from Japanese companies, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
told Japanese business leaders on Monday.
"During India's next Five Year Plan
"We seek your help in raising urban infrastructure," he told the
gathering, citing needs like control of urban waste and water supply.
The meeting, also hosted by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Japan-India Business Cooperation Committee, was attended by India Inc - Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani, Bharti Enterprises' chief Sunil Bharti Mittal, HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh and Fortis Healthcare's Malvinder Singh among others.
India's business leaders had addressed the 3rd Japan-India Business Leaders Forum ahead of the lunch.
On the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) - India and Japan are expected to announce conclusion of negotiations on the pact - the prime minister said the first priority was to "convert the agreement into a legally binding document".
"We are working on it at the level of the government," he said, adding that it might go to parliament next.
Manmohan Singh, who noted the "welcome sign" that the number of Japanese companies with an established business presence in India had more than doubled in the past four years, said: "Bilateral trade has made a robust rebound in 2010 and should exceed $20 billion by 2012. However, you will agree with me that India-Japan trade is still at a low threshold apart from being unbalanced."
He said he had long believed that India and Japan should work together to create a business environment conducive to much greater two-way trade and investment flows.
"It was with this perspective that we launched negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement almost four years ago."
He also noted that nuclear energy could provide India's growing economy with a clean and efficient source of power. "Cooperation in this area will enable Japanese companies to participate in India's ambitious nuclear energy programme."
from 2012 to 2017, we envisage financial outlays of $1
trillion on infrastructure projects. Private investment will play a
large role in achieving this target. We would welcome a much greater
role by Japanese industry in the development of economic infrastructure
in India," the prime minister said at a business lunch hosted by the
industry lobby Nippon Keidanren.
Hoping to attract Japanese investment, the prime minister stressed on
India's infrastructural needs and said that in the next 20 years about
40 per cent of the population would be living in urban areas.
The meeting, also hosted by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Japan-India Business Cooperation Committee, was attended by India Inc - Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani, Bharti Enterprises' chief Sunil Bharti Mittal, HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh and Fortis Healthcare's Malvinder Singh among others.
India's business leaders had addressed the 3rd Japan-India Business Leaders Forum ahead of the lunch.
On the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) - India and Japan are expected to announce conclusion of negotiations on the pact - the prime minister said the first priority was to "convert the agreement into a legally binding document".
"We are working on it at the level of the government," he said, adding that it might go to parliament next.
Manmohan Singh, who noted the "welcome sign" that the number of Japanese companies with an established business presence in India had more than doubled in the past four years, said: "Bilateral trade has made a robust rebound in 2010 and should exceed $20 billion by 2012. However, you will agree with me that India-Japan trade is still at a low threshold apart from being unbalanced."
He said he had long believed that India and Japan should work together to create a business environment conducive to much greater two-way trade and investment flows.
"It was with this perspective that we launched negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement almost four years ago."
He also noted that nuclear energy could provide India's growing economy with a clean and efficient source of power. "Cooperation in this area will enable Japanese companies to participate in India's ambitious nuclear energy programme."
Friday, October 22, 2010
'Rakta Charitra' gets police attention in Anathapuram and other parts of AP
Hyderabad, 22nd Oct: Rakta Charitra has managed to get more hype
than any other film in Andhra Pradesh. Being a film on the feud based
on Paritala Ravi and Maddelacheruvu Suri, it also gained undue
attention political attention. The followers of Obul Reddy, involved in
the feud, have allegedly sent threats to director Ramgopal Varma that
they will disturb the film’s release.
As a result the police has been brought in to provide security. The premiere of the movie was helds last at Prasad's multiflex, Hyderabad under heavy security arrangements. It is believed that this is first of its kind for a Telugu film.
Ramgopal Varma had said that he wanted to watch the movie in Ananthapuram, along with his cast and crew on its release day of today (22nd Oct). However, looks like his plans are changed now.
It is believed that the Ananthapuram police didn’t want to take chances as few groups might not be too welcoming to the film’s crew. The RGV is not yet come to clarify the visit of Ananthapuram to watch the Rakta Charitra part-I.
As a result the police has been brought in to provide security. The premiere of the movie was helds last at Prasad's multiflex, Hyderabad under heavy security arrangements. It is believed that this is first of its kind for a Telugu film.
Ramgopal Varma had said that he wanted to watch the movie in Ananthapuram, along with his cast and crew on its release day of today (22nd Oct). However, looks like his plans are changed now.
It is believed that the Ananthapuram police didn’t want to take chances as few groups might not be too welcoming to the film’s crew. The RGV is not yet come to clarify the visit of Ananthapuram to watch the Rakta Charitra part-I.
Rakta Charitra part-I' rated top: Part-II will be hit the screens on Nov 19th
 Hyderabad,
22nd Oct: The Ram Gopal Varma's latest film Rakta Charitra review rated
the all web site at top position. Who saw the film premier of Rakta
Charitra part-I were eagerly waiting for the Raktha Charitra part-II.
It may be releasing on November 19th.Rakta Charitra part -I story: The story of Paritala Ravi and the faction feuds in Ananthapur is captivating enough. And when someone like Ramgopal Varma picks this story to make a film on it, it is enough to create a sensation. As a result ‘Rakta Charitra’ comes with the hype that no other film in the Telugu film industry can compete with. Our team takes a peep at whether this story of the one person’s view of a real life story will create history in Telugu cinema! The story of Rakta Charitra is pretty simple and almost known to everyone. Nagamani Reddy (Kota Srinivasa Rao) gets a local backward caste leader Veerabhadraiah killed out of pure jealousy. The revenge drama unfolds as Veerabhadraiah’s elder son starts killing anyone who is close to the Reddy’s. He also tries to keep his younger brother Pratap Ravi (Vivek Oberoi) away from the feuds. However, Bokka Reddy (Abhimanyu Singh) gets Pratap’s brother killed. Enraged Pratap Ravi is sucked into the quagmire of revenge resulting in him being left to take hiding in jungles with only vengeance in mind. The rise of Pratap Ravi from a vengeful son to a political leader is the story of Rakta Charitra – Part 1. From the moment it starts, we are sucked into the blood bath that is done in the name of loyalty and to an extent, fear. There are many characters, and we relate to each one of them easily within the first few minutes. The men are either loyal or jealous or afraid, but they are extremely true to their specific emotion. The film seems like it looks down upon women showing them as mere spectators of what’s happening around them. But their silence is brutal; their support to their men is obsessive. If women can be so emotionally aggressive, almost all the men’s characters are justified. As a result of such justification and terrific characterization, almost all the actors shine. Vivek Oberoi shows his calbire as an actor. Kota Srinivasa Rao fits right into the character of a villainous politician, even though he played such roles a zillion times. Shatrughan Sinha does the role of ‘over the top’ and self appraising actor-turned-political leader extremely well. Zarina Wahab as Ravi’s mother is intense. Sudeep and Ashwini Kaleskar have small but interesting roles to play. However, it is Abhimanyu Singh who wows everyone in the role of Bokka Reddy. He plays the embodiment of all vices as if he is one such character in real life. He’s so good as the villain that you don’t feel like looking at him when he’s on the screen. The metaphors that Ramgopal Varma uses for the police, the guns, justice, revenge, lost innocence etc. are plenty in Rakta Charitra. Those who want to find them will definitely find them. The movie however doesn’t come across as brilliant as it could have been. Our talented director Ramgopal Varma(RGV) was so enchanted by this riveting drama that he chose to be the narrator himself. His voice is as good and as loud as Nutan Prasad’s narrative for a famous crime based TV serial. While the film’s tone is more like a documentary, it jumps situations and timelines for the sake of screenplay convenience. It seems the screenwriters were trying to avoid telling if the film is set in modern times or the 1980s. There are no mobile phones, yet the settings look ultramodern in urban scenes! The hero uses scooter, but the village settings don’t blend with the tone of the film, giving it a very hypocritical texture. This might result in making the audience disconnected with the story. Rakta Charitra doesn’t glorify violence, but killing people never looked so easy and yet so excessive on Telugu screen. The only laughing moments come in the way Abhimanyu Singh looks at women. The only song in the movie looks like it has been hurriedly shot, and carries the flavor of ‘Khallas’ from Ramgopal Varma’s film ‘Company’. All other songs are in the background and almost all lyrics contain the words Rakta Charitra. Obviously those who will be looking for any kind of entertainment from this movie will be highly disappointed. The movie doesn’t explain why Pratap Ravi’s brother is in jungles. In one scene Pratap Ravi, who is wanted in the village, drives along with his entourage of rowdies just hiding under a rug, and kills a very important leader just like that. Ramu doesn’t give any logic to such scene, as he might have thought that the emotion of killing will carry the scene. May be he is right! The Cinematographer, Amol Rathod’s camera work is exceptional, and is supported by the film’s editing very well. One important aspect is that the continuity is noticeably realistic, inspite of having numerous characters on screen. The screenplay is brilliant at the beginning, when characters are introduced. It takes a backseat as RGV’s visual technique guides the film. Background music is justified. Costumes are realistic, but the setting should have been taken care of. Ramgopal Varma the director is as good as he can get. A situation where the hero’s one eye is visible, and the other eye is covered with a sickle just tells how much importance he gives to visual style. However, his inattention to certain details like those mentioned above is visible too. All said and done only someone like Ramgopal Varma has the guts to make a film like this and he should be appreciated completely for it. Rakta Charitra has unexpectedly least entertainment value for a typical viewer of Telugu cinema, yet it never bores you. As expected it is a documentary style film, and has more violence than one can imagine. Watch it at your own risk, but this is an unforgiving film and you won’t forget it too soon. The sneak peek of Rakta Charitra - Part II at the end of the Part 1 was so enthralling, especially with Surya on screen that no one moved till it ended! |
Saturday, October 16, 2010
NTRs Brindaavanam film: Old Wine with a New family package!
Brindavanam plays safe by adopting all the successful triedand tested formula and delivers some entertaining old wine in a new package. Within ten minutes into the film, we get to know that the super-rich Krish (NTR) is the type of character who believes in helping anyone in distress.
His girlfriend Indu (Samantha) plays on this attitude of his by asking him to help her friend Bhumi (Kajal) who needs a “boyfriend” to take back to her village to avoid getting married to her no-good bava (Ajay). So by the 20th minute, Krish lands up in Bhumi’s palatial village mansion “Brindavanam” which is lorded over by her father Prakash Raj and a small army of relatives.
Despite Prakash Raj’s open dislike towards him, Krish goes around spreading happiness by reuniting estranged joint families and by the end of the first half, he has Prakash Raj’s approval to marry Bhumi. So we now have a situation where Bhumi really falls in love with Krish who also has a soft corner for her while there is an Indu hovering in the background!!!
Indu also lands up at Brindavanam and this triggers off a series of episodes where Krish, Bhumi and Indu try to hide the truth from the family. So the rest of the movie is about how the truth is revealed while Krish tries to resolve the love triangle he has ended up in!!! Brindavanam tries to play to all types of audiences and does a successful job of it.
The mainstay of this movie is NTR who gets a meaty role where he dons the romantic lover boy role for the family audiences while getting enough footage to show-off his dancing and fighting skills to his fans. His comic timing and dialogue delivery is extremely good while his dancing skills have always been his strong point.
Kajal has a strong role as the timid girl, who fights back her feelings for Krish, and she does makes her presence felt in this while Samantha looks glamorous in her city girl avatar. Prakash Raj packs a punch as the head of a large family who hides his love for his daughter under the garb of responsibility.
There is a hilarious comic track involving Brahmanandam as the “Bommarilu Father” that has the audience in splits. Kota Srinivas Rao, Srihari, Ajay are adequate in supporting roles. The songs and the fights are well spaced out over the movie. The art direction department has spared no expense in making Brindavanam set look rich.
There is a sense of déjà vu since we have seen many such movies in the past which had one hero torn between two heroines and so the predictability factor can be a spoilsport. Also, the movie tries to add on too many sub-plots by including a step-brother conflict that is very easily resolved despite the violent build-up shown.
The final confrontation ends quite tamely contrary to audience expectations of seeing a major showdown between NTR and Ajay based on the previous fight sequences. Samantha’s character disappears in the first half once Krish moves to the village and we don’t get to her see her until she lands up in Brindavanam.
The movie makes no apologies about the fact that it is out to entertain using all the clichés possible and banks heavily on NTR to see them through. Overall, it can be a onetime watch as it’s a total masala entertainer. Special effects ensure the original NTR makes a guest appearance for a scene with NTR jr during the end of the movie.
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