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Nayantara is now in the safe zone as the Tamil Film Producers Council and the South India Film Actors Association has issued the green card today on 7th February. She was earlier condemned with a red card by the associations for not returning the advance amount paid to her for 'Paiya'.

Following several controversies, the actress finally returned the amount today to one of the director of Thriupati Bros Film Media Ltd, Subash Chandrabose. After a joint meet, the issue was settled in am amicable manner. The associations held a brief talk and issued a green card for Nayantara withdrawing the ban, letting her act in Tamil movies once again.

For now, Nayantara is completely out of trouble. Rather than going head over heels, it will be advisable if the actress concentrates more on her job than the remunerations.

The melodramatic love story ‘Naa Girlfriend Baaga Rich’ starring Shivaji, Kaveri Jha is getting released on February 20th. M. Nagendra Kumar has directed the film and Kumar Brothers has produced it on KBC Cinema banner.

Ready to hit the screens shortly, the plot is said to be a mirrored image of the current generation youngsters and their perception towards ritualistic customs. Their emotional take towards prominent things like love and marriage is said to be portrayed on screen. Brahmanandam, the Padmashri award winner has been entrusted with the job of tickling the funny bone of the audience. For spicy elements, the heroines’ costumes have been designed on a shoe string budget for the glamour quotient. These two aspects are being said to be the USP of the movie.

Music has been composed by ‘Manthra’ Anand. Other important cast of the movie includes Ahuthi Prasad, Tulasi, Komal, Vijaya, Sai, Ramaprabha and Allari Subhashini

Venkatesh who gives first preference to versatility in the characters he plays rather than 'image' has fairly established himself as a family hero. It is learnt that he is soon going to start his next venture with director Teja.

Post 'Chinthakayala Ravi' his latest release, 'Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum' was one title that made the rounds in film circles but was stalled for unknown reasons.

It is now learnt reliably that Venkatesh will soon start off with a new film that will be directed by Teja. Akula Siva has provided the subject which is said to have been liked by Venkatesh.

Teja who made most of his films with new comers, has made only one film 'Nijam' with star hero Mahesh Babu. Now if this project takes off, Venkatesh will be another star hero to work with Teja. Presently the venture is in the discussions phase and more details will be released soon.

The bilingual film titled '16 days' in Telugu and 'Laadam' in Tamil is being directed by Prabhu Solomon. Charmi stars in the film that also introduces Aravind. Produced by P. Mahesh Babu and 'Mana' Chowdary on behalf of Cosmos Entertainments Pvt Ltd the film will be released on the 20th of February.

The post-production work is on at a brisk pace currently.

The producers briefed about the film recently and said "Charmi is playing the character of a girl named Angel. Various incidents that take place in her life, in a span of 16days, is the story line. A mimicry performance by Charmi imitating the stars Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Vijaykanth, Pawan Kalyan, Ravi Teja, Suneela and others is one of the highlights in the film and is sure to attract viewers. Music is also of high quality. I am Hopeful that the movie will attract all classes of audience and will be successful'.

Boyapati Sreenu debuted as a director with 'Bhadra' starring Raviteja, produced by 'Dil' Raju. He is soon going direct a new film with Raviteja again.

Sources have revealed that Nayanatara is playing heroine opposite Raviteja, and she is going to receive one Crore as remuneration for this project.

The movie will be produced by actor Ganesh on Parameshwar Arts banner. The film will soon go to the floors. Also a new big budget film in combination of Pawankalyan – Puri Jagannath will be produced by Ganesh.

Nayanatara's first film opposite Raviteja was 'Dubai Seenu' and this is the second time she will be sharing screen space with the actor. This is also the second time combination of Raviteja - Boyapati Sreenu. The news less known in Tollywood is Nayanthara was roped in for a Tamil movie titled ‘Paiya’ for a one crore remuneration and was chucked out later. She was issued a red card by producers’ association in Tamil for not returning the advance paid. But, later on the actress refunded the amount and the ban was removed.

She is now one of the highest paid actresses of the South and offers are aplenty for the sizzling star so far.

After a long wait of three years came ‘Arundhathi’ amidst great expectations and fan following. Starring Anushka in the title role, Kodi Ramakrishna directed the film and M. Shyam Prasad Reddy on Mallemala Entertainments banner.

Being late doesn’t matter but only quality does is a universal saying. The one liner of Mahesh Babu in ‘Pokiri’ ‘Epudochhamannadi kadanna bullettu diginda leda’ translated as when we arrive is immaterial, but whether the purpose is attained or not is important, is a clear depiction of Arundhathi’s grand success that has wonderstruck the people of trade circle.

Being in the production stage for a long time and later delays in the release date evoked unethical comments from the crowd. But, on the very first day of release, unanimous hit talk clouded the movie. Collections literally started raining for the traders and it started breaking box office records constantly.

This graphical extravaganza featuring the three main characters Jejamma, Pashupathi and Fakeer raked in moolah creating a wave in all the centers. Till now, reportedly the film has collected average revenue of 30 crores. In a center like Nellore, ‘Arundhathi’ garnered about 1 crore and 80 lakhs while a star hero’s film is being said to collect about one crore at the most. The days that followed after the release date has been depicting the film’s potential in the market by continuing its good run.

The long prevailed misconception that great commercial hits happen only based on popular star cast has been shattered by ‘Arundhathi’ which has changed the opinion. It is being expected to recreate records, set by films in the 76 years of Telugu cinema. All credit goes to the entire team of ‘Arundhathi’ for their meticulous work and for producer Shyam Prasad who has confidently ventured in with the project.

Watch the space for more updates….

Movie: Nenu Devudni(Aham Brahmasmi)
My Rating: 2/5
Banner: Vassan's visual ventures
Music: Ilayaraja
Dialogues: Sri Rama Krishna
Cinematography: Arthur Wilson
Story & Direction: Bala
Editing: Suresh Urs
Producer: KS Srinivasan
Cast: Arya & Pooja etc
Release Date: 6th Feb 2009

Review

Story
Rudra (Arya) is sent to Varanasi when he was kid since the astrologers told his father that the father and son should not meet each other for 14 years. When the father comes to search his son after 14 years, he finds out that Rudra has become an aghora. Rudra’s guru tells him that he should cut all the relationships to become Kal Bhairav and sends him back home. There is a local beggar’s mafia in Rudra’s village. And rest of the story is about how this mafia crosses the line of Rudra and how he punishes them.

Artists Performance:
Arya is extraordinary as Rudra in this film. And if you see him in real life and in this film, you will not recognize him. It is a terrific makeover. The dubbing voice given to Arya by Ravi Shankar is excellent. Pooja is excellent as the blind begging girl. Both these actors are sure to bag awards. There are many new faces and physically challenged people cast in this film.

Technical Departments:
The basic concept of the film is based on ‘Aham Brahmasmi’. Rudra character behaves like a God in the end. That is why this movie is titled as ‘Nenu Devudni’. Bala comes up with another authentic and highly disturbing film ‘Nenu Devudni’. The scenes involving physically challenged beggars are brutally disturbing. All the scenes involving Arya are heroic. Though there are a few commercial elements in the film, it is mainly aimed at awards and festival circuit. The following scenes are good

1. Introduction song of Rudra.
2. When the cop comes and says swamy while interrogating, Rudra responds by saying ‘deerghayushman bhava’.
3. The scene showing a small baby crying when Rudra shouts in court.
4. When the cop comes to light the ganja of Rudra, he shouts and cop runs away.
5. The scene in which Rudra drags Malayali baddies into bushes (just like predator taking his prey into woods after killing).
The following scenes need immediate attention

1. The comedy in police station where beggars imitate the old legends of Tamil cinema. This episode has no relevance to Telugu crowds.

2. The dialogues in the final scene by heroine are too lengthy and it makes crowd restless. It should be trimmed to minimum level.

Other Sides:
Background music by Ilayaraja is extraordinary. One does get goose bumps in certain situations. Cinematography by Arthur Wilson is very good. Fights composed by Kanal Kannan are very effective and highly realistic. Art direction by Krishna Murthy is authentic. The producer should have guts to produce such a movie.

Final Analysis:
First things first! Nenu Devudni is not for everybody. One should have stomach to absorb such a highly disturbing content. The plus points of the film are director’s conviction of sticking to realism while narrating story, riveting background music by Ilayaraja and performances. All the scenes involving Arya are good and heroic. The huge minus point of the film is disturbing content. Tamil nativity is also a drawback for Telugu crowds. On a whole Nenu Devudni is a treat for movie connoisseurs who doesn’t mind disturbing content. This film will surely have a gala time at international film festivals.

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