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Want a glimpse of Parvathi Melton, then wait for her in the yet to be released Mahesh Babu Film, where she is essaying the heroines role. The actress says that she would appear in a rocking new avatar in the film and it would bewitch all her fans.

Parvathi gives all credit to director Trivikram for her new look and says that he has been the force behind it, Trivikram apparently wanted to show a different Parvathi in the film and has taken special care to portray her in a special manner.

The actress also says that she has an excellent role, performance wise also in the film and she is excitedly looking forward to it. Tell you what Parvathi, we too are looking forward to catch you in your new dimension.

Ever since the film 'Bank' came after ages of waiting and turned out to be a major dud at the box office, the blame game has begun and the other day, the makers were heard saying that the film's failure was purely due to the absence of the only actress Archana not participating during the film promo activity.

As it is, this pretty starlet has been struggling with offers and this statement has added more to the negative remarks on her. However, reliable sources have now come up with a startling truth over the entire issue. All this is said to be a publicity stunt to create interest since audience tends to love controversies and watch movies.

It is heard that Archana had come up with the idea of using her name in any way possible so that a controversy of sorts can be created and this would create an element of curiosity prompting them to go to the theatre and see the film. It remains to be seen how much of this formula will work

The film ’16 Days’ raised a lot of expectations among the audience as some hot and intimate photos showing Charmy and the hero Aravind in intimate poses were leaked to the press.

Some photos showed Charmy actually kissing Aravind on the lips and as such the interest in the film among a section of the audience soared even further.

Charmy came up with a sizzling performance in Manthra and she is expected to live up to the expectations in this new film. Charmy is also looking forward to the film as she did not have any big releases in the recent past.
!6 Days is directed by Prabhu Soloman and music is by Dharani. The film has been made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil. The film will hit the screens on February 13.

Genelia D’Souza, who won hearts with her girl-next-door image in last year’s hit Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na, says she isn’t seeing anyone and right now her main concern is her upcoming film It’s My Life.

“I’m pretty much like Aditi from Jaane Tu…. There’s no one in my life. I’m even shooting on Valentine’s Day,” Genelia says.
Helmed by writer-turned director Aneez Bazmee, It’s My Life is a remake of the 2006 Telugu hit Bommarillu. Genelia played the female lead in the original opposite South actor Siddharth Narayan and won the Telugu Filmfare Best Actress award for the film.
“The film’s Telugu version was a blockbuster down south. Aneez sir has done a terrific job with the film and I hope the Hindi version is as successful as the Telugu one,” Genelia says.

In the film, she teams up with Hurman S. Baweja, who was written off by critics after his debut vehicle Love Story 2050 turned turtle at the box office.
Asked her if she had any apprehensions working with Hurman, Genelia said, “I would not like to comment on that but I just hope my film does really well.”
Produced by Boney Kapoor and Sridevi, It’s My Life also stars Nana Patekar. The 21-year-old wants to do all kinds of roles. “I’ll take any role that challenges me. After all, it’s only films that make the bigger picture for me,” she said.
Not many know that Genelia also had her opinion about Bollywood during her years of struggle. “Like a normal middle class girl, I initially believed that it’s (Bollywood) a big bad industry, but now I’ve realised that it treats you how you want it to treat you. I look at it now as a career opportunity more than anything else,” she said.

Apart from It’s My Life, Genelia will also be seen in David Dhawan’s Hook Ya Crook and Rumy Jaffrey’s Life Partner.

Movie: Konchem Istam Konchem Kastam
My Rating: 3/5
Banner: Lakshmi Narasimha Productions
Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Cinematography: Vijay C Chakravarthy
Screenplay: Vikram Siri - Deepak Raj
Editing: Srikar Prasad
Producer: Nallamalupu Srinivas
Story & Direction: Kishore Kumar Parthasani
Cast: Siddhardh, Tamanna, Prakash Raj, Ramya Krishna, Nassar, Samrat, Karuna, Sudha, Brahmanandam, Venu Madhav, Hema etc
Release Date: 5th Feb 2009

Review

Story

Siddhardh is a playful youngster with no emotions. His parents get separated in his childhood and he stays with his mother. He falls in love with Geeta (Tamanna) who comes to Hyderabad from a village. When she introduces him to her father (Nassar) he says the he would give the hand of his daughter to him if Siddhardh unites his parents. The rest of the story is all about how Siddhardh unites his parents (Ramya Krishna and Prakash Raj).

Artists Performance:

Siddhardh is lovable in the role of a youngster. His emotions in the drinking scene are nice. His costumes suited him well. Tamanna is good as the girl who is torn between her father and her lover. Prakash Raj got lot of dignity to the role of father character he portrayed. He is excellent. There is a scene in which he acts like Robert Di Nero by saying ‘Aren’t you proud of me?’ three times (There is a famous ‘are you talking to me?’ episode in Taxi Driver film). Nassar is fair. Ramya Krishna is just ok in the role of doting mother with an attitude. Karuna and Samrat are adequate as buddies. Brahmanandam is good in most of the scenes (especially when he listens to ‘yeem’ in phone during Geetanjali spoof episode). Venu Madhav is good though his comedy is of mass type.

Technical Departments:

Story of the film is nicely divided into two parts. The first half is about two youngsters falling it love and hence it is targeted to the youth. The interval block is about heroine’s father putting a condition. The second half is about the couple uniting the parents of hero which is targeted towards the family crowds. The whole film is based on the point that Prakash Raj and Ramya Krishna are separated. The reasons for the separation are not effectively established in the film. Hence the basic foundation of the entire film appears flimsy.

Screenplay of the film is adequate. Direction of the film is good in parts. The narration is very slow. The director did well in second half while handling emotional scenes. But he could not get it right when it comes to the romance aspect in the first half. He should be commended the way he integrated the songs into the film. The thread of ‘crossing marks on the people you dislike’ (‘flushing the photo in toilet’ from Jab We Met?) is interesting. Vankai curry thread is also good. The characterizations should have been more consistent. Both Siddhardh and Tamanna characters in second half behave little amateurish from the scene when they quarrel about Geeta’s surname.

Songs scored by Shankar Ehsaan Loy are excellent and they are picturized well and placement is perfect. Songs are so good that they dominated the story narration in the film. Lyrics by Sirivennela and Chandrabose are good. Mani Sharma’s background score is nice in the second half. Cinematography by Vijay C Chakravarthy is excellent. Dialogues by Abburi Ravi are neat in the second half. There are sentiment-oriented dialogues like ‘Evarikaina problem vaste amma nanna daggaraku veltaru. Amma nanne problem aithe?’ and Trivikramish lines like ‘nenu kaalu tho break veyyaledu, jaalitho break vesa’ (Brahmanandam). Editing by Srikar Prasad is adequate. Producer Nallamalupu Bujji should be commended for trusting his technicians and making this film with high technical standards.

Final Analysis:

First half of the film is average. Second half has got emotional content. The plus points are excellent songs and emotions in second half. The negative point of the film is slow-paced narration (2:50 hours runtime). The scenes towards climax appear prolonged. On a whole, KIKK is an okay film that is targeted towards family crowds. KIKK is not a film for the morning show crowds. It is more targeted towards second show crowds (family crowds)