'Venghai' ready for release

Looks like 'Venghai', a Dhanush-starrer directed by Hari, has come out of a legal tussle it faced last week, for the producers Vijaya Productions are now planning to release the film on July 7.

According to sources, a settlement has been reached between Eka Chakra Media (P) Ltd (which claimed rights for the title 'Venghai') and Vijaya Productions, following which the movie is gearing up to hit the screens.

Last week, the release of the film was stayed by the Madras High Court due to a contesting claim by Eka Chakra Media. The company said based on its application, South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce (SIFCC) had registered the title Venghai in August last year. The registration was valid for one year and a further renewal of six months.

However, Vijaya Productions, director Hari and Sun Pictures, which had purchased the negative rights, had given the title to a film as Venghai, to be released in July, knowing fully well that the title had already been registered by Eka Chakra.

Staying the film's release, Justice V Ramasubramanian said that despite the title having been registered in favour of Eka Chakra, the very same name had been given to the film made by Vijaya Productions.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/68166.html

'Badrinath' collected Rs 16.5 crore: Allu Aravind

Even as Badrinath opened to pathetic reviews, the production house Geetha Arts maintains that the movie collected Rs 16.5 crore over the weekend. A far cry from reality, Allu Aravind announced that the movie recorded one of the best openings in the history of Telugu cinema.

Allu Aravind informed that Badrinath collected Rs 14.5 crore in AP, Rs 1.6 crore in Karnataka, and Rs 75 lakh in Kerala. He also announced Badrinath contest to the movie goers and the prize for the winners is a free trip to Badrinath temple.

"There is a mixed talk about the film because people expected it to be a semi periodic film like Magadheera but it turned out to be a contemperory film. Allu Arjun's Himalayas sentiment is working well with the audience. He shot Gangotri there and then Desa Mudhuru was also shot in Himalayas.Now after watching Badrinath, many want to go to Badrinath temple" Allu Aravind said in a media conference on Monday.

Despite an official announcement from Geetha Arts that Badrinath collected Rs 16.5 crore in three days, trade pundits rubbished it off as publicity stunt and said that the movie didn't collect more than Rs 8.5 crore.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/67672.html

Will 'Badrinath' click well in K'Town?

It is always a good idea to do remakes instead of dubbing a film in a different language. While the trend today is to make a full-fledged film in any one of the south Indian language and then dub it in the rest of the languages. While this is the easier way out technically and does save time filmmakers should also consider if the audience enjoy seeing a dubbed version on the big screen and whether they get their money's worth.

While some stars in Telugu like Allu Arjun have developed a good fan base beyond their territory it would please the audience if they appeared in films transcending barriers. A few blockbuster films in Telugu despite much hype bombed at our box-office.

'Bhadrinath,' a Telugu film will hit theatres tomorrow. The film has been dubbed into Tamil and Malayalam versions because of Allu Arjun's craze in these two regions. The star has a huge fan following in Malayalam and most of his movies are dubbed to suit the tastes of Mollywood audience, and they have faired well as well.

Though the dubbed Tamil version will be screened after a month of the original release we just have to wait and watch to find out if this film will overcome the hurdles which a dubbed film usually faces and shine bright or just fizzle out after the initial crackling, we only hope it does well since it's a much-awaited movie among Telugu folks.

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Venghai's track list is out!

Director Hari and Dhanush's forthcoming flick 'Venghai' is much-awaited due to reasons many. In the decade long career of Hari's, out of his ten movies nine have been box-office hits and even blockbusters. He can be rightly referred to as K-town's master of commercial entertainers.

After bagging the National Award, fans' expectations from Dhanush has become multi-fold. The movie stars Tamannah opposite Dhanush and the duo's earlier 'Padikathavan' was a good entertainer. The music is composed by DSP who is known for his fast and peppy numbers.

Now 'Venghai's track list is out, and looks like we can surely wait for yet another mass-masala action flick soon. The lyrics are penned by Viveka and Hari and there are five tracks in this flim.

While "Dhenam Dhenam..." is sung by Benny Dayal, it is said that there are rap interludes that are written and sung by Baba Sehgal. "Yenna Solla Pore..." is sung by DSP himself, who is best at his peppy numbers, so we can guess that this might be one of those fast-paced tracks.

"Kaalangathale..." is sung by Karthik and Roshini, "Orey Oru..." by Tippu and Harini. Mukesh and Suchitra have lent their voices for "Pudikale Pudikuthu..."

The story revolves around how an angry young man should never get to the usage of weapons to vent his anger.

The audio launch of 'Venghai' will be held on June 10 and will sure be a star-studded glitzy affair.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/67394.html

100% Love Movie Review-100% FUN

100% Love stars Naga Chaitanya and Tammanah in the lead roles,with Naresh,K.R Vijaya,and others in the supporting roles. The movie is written and  directed by Arya fame, Sukumar. Cinematography is by Venkat Prasad,produced by Bunny Vasu,and music is by Devi Sri Prasad. 


Story: Balu(Naga Chaitanya) comes in first in every exam he takes. So,generally he is conceited about himself. Mahalakshmi(Tammanah),his mardhalu(marriageable cousin) comes from her home village to study along with Balu. She studied in Telugu Medium, so she is kind of dumb(to put it nicely). When she sees Balu, she's in awe of him. When, its time to take the exam, she runs out crying from the exam hall, saying that she's dumb and she will fail. Balu develops sympathy for her and helps her study. The next time they take the exam, she comes in first. Balu gets extremely jealous and irritated. That starts the "Tom and Jerry" game between them,both try to outsmart each other. The third time neither of them come in first place, another classmate Ajith(Anand) comes in first. That irks the both of them,so they both compromise and try to divert him. How they do so, and in the process what happens between the both of them,forms the rest of the story. 


Performances: Naga Chaitanya seems to be experimenting with different roles, with every movie. In this role he scores 95%, because he still needs to improve in the facial expressions department. I can't really comment on his dancing skills, because this film didn't have much. Tammanah is a treasure for Telugu Cinema, she's got the looks and she's got good performance skills. She has a really important role in this film, probably her best after Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam. She scores a 100%. All the others do what they are supposed too. The kids, were so adorable, they were such a cute addition to the story.  


Direction,Story: Sukumar scores a 100% in both departments. The story is a fabulous feel good entertainer, while the direction lives up to it.  


Music: Its by Devi Sri Prasad, and its AWESOME. They have such a lighthearted feel to them. My favs were: Diyalo Diyalo,Aho Baalu,That is Mahalakshmi,A square B square and Dhooram Dhooram. But all of them are breezy and nice. 



Cinematography: 100% Love is one of those films where the camerawork plays a part too. Venkat Prasad did a nice job capturing the light hearted moments of the film. There are many throughout the film,little cute ones. The cinematography just gives us a lovable feel. 

Pros:

• Cast
• Story&Direction
• Music&BGM
• The kids
• Cinematography
• Costumes 
• Production 

Cons:

• Naga Chaitanya's expressionless face in some parts
• Lack of much comedy
• one or two scenes are a bit out of place/weird

The End: 100% Love is 100% FUN  to watch, go watch it you will LOVE it like the title :) Its a cute film, that is a package of everything :)


Rating: 3.5/5 


Trailer: 

Tamannah, Tamil, Telugu

Tamannah has made a decision. And she is implementing it without any delay. That to interact with unit members in Tamil if she is shooting for a Tamil film and in Telugu if she is working in Tollywood.

“This has remarkably improved my Tamil and Telugu knowledge and now I can speak fluently in both the languages,” says the actress, adding in a lighter vein: “In fact, I am finding it difficult to conversant in Hindi these days.”

Currently shooting for ‘Venghai’ in Tamil, Tamannah is working in ‘Badrinath’, an Allu Arjun starrer, in Telugu. Her ‘100% Love’ with Naga Chaitanya hit the screens only yesterday, and witnessed big opening all over Andhra Pradesh.
“Professionalism is one common thing I found in both the industries. I should thank the Almighty for gifting me good co-stars and great directors,” Tamannah, who is playing a village girl in ‘Venghai’, says.
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