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6th June
Producers
Director
Cast : Aamir
: Ronnie Screwvala
: Raj Kumar Gupta
: Rajeev Khandelwal
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6th June
Producers
Director
Cast : Humsey Hai Jahaan
: Tajdar Amrohi
: Mashhoor Amrohi
: Mashhoor Amrohi, Vishakha Singh, Govinda, Jackie Shroff, Kiran Kumar

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Dasavatharam' exclusive






june 6 th

As the release date of the epic film 'Dasavatharam' which falls on June 06th is getting closer, we get a feeling that a huge wave is approaching with all its might to assault our minds with the sheer strength of its entertaining value.

No other film in recent times has been designed with such grandeur to give viewers a unique experience. An experience beyond comparison that can be cherished for a lifetime.

It sure takes guts just to think of recreating the onslaught of the deadly Tsunami. The tremendous force of the gushing water that rose as high as a double storey building only to swallow whatever comes in its path is not only a task which requires months of planning, incredible team work, experienced hardcore professionalism but to top it all a willingness to take a huge risk especially because of the danger involved with letting out enormous quantities of stored up water exclusively for the purpose of filming.

But then, do the filmmakers have any other option to recreate the real power of the Tsunami? Truly a big ask with the magnitude of the tsunami on one hand and the extra perfectionist attitude of the hero Kamal Hassan on the other.

The set for shooting the natural disaster was put up on five acres of land in the outskirts of Chennai city.

This space was used for canning the scenes in which the water will be shown exploding with force and on its way to invade the city of Chennai. There are also shots that show the wrath of nature tossing up mighty trees and heavy cars causing them to float aimlessly like paper boats in a pond.

Dasavatharam Gallery

The same crew members of the evergreen Hollywood blockbuster 'Titanic' were employed to maximize the perfection of the Tsunami scene that would feature in 'Dasavatharam' for 7 minutes. This scene is surely one of the gems of 'Dasavatharam'.

We have all seen various footage of the catastrophe caused by the giant waves on different television channels and from numerous websites.

A fantastic raw real life footage of the devastation filmed with the help of a handicam in Indonesia and which has escaped the eyes of any communication media till now in the world has been sourced by the creative team of 'Dasavatharam' and is to be incorporated with the scenes shot in the set. The artificially created scenes along with the raw footage when amalgamated with the world class computer graphics imagery executed in Bangkok will make the 7 minute tsunami scene the talk of the town paving the way for immortality.

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6th June

: Sarkar Raj
: Praveen Nischol & Ram Gopal Varma
: Ram Gopal Varma
: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachachan, Aishwarya Rai Bachachn


The film is intense political drama and is essentially a study of power; it explores the politics of development and takes a fresh look at the tradition versus modernity debate.

When Anita Rajan (Aishwarya Rai Bachachn), CEO of Sheppard power plant, an International company, brings a power plant proposal to set up in rural Maharashtra, before the Nagre's, an insightful Shankar (Abhishek Bachachan) is quick to realize the benefits the power plant can bring to the people. After convincing Sarkar (Amitabh Bachachan) who is against it for various reasons, Shankar undertakes a journey along with Anita to the village of Maharashtra to mobilize support FROM the masses.

However, things are not what they seem to be AND Shankar's dream project gradually becomes a political minefield. it is AGAINST this backdrop, that evil forces mighter than ever, gang toGETHER TO bring the regime of Sarkar and obliterate Shanker's name from the political horizon.

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Hastey-Hastey (2008)



Neel (Jimmy Sheirgill), a brilliant student at Columbia University and the pretty Maya (Nisha Rawal) the love of his life, are on the verge of starting a new life together in New York. Sunny Malhotra (Rajpal Yadav) is Neel's roommate, teammate and conscience. Academically challenged and a compulsive flirt, he gets involved in a series of hilarious situations with his American love Tina (Sarah Thomas).
Just when life seems perfect, Neel accepts a career opportunity that requires him to go to India to set up a call centre business. Much against Maya's wishes Neel travels to India with Sunny.
Tanvi (Monishka) is a young executive who goes out of her way to help Neel and his team in India. Attractive & aggressive she is instantly attracted to Neel and tries her best to win his heart. Neel being deeply in love with Maya rejects Tanvi. Now seeking revenge, Tanvi creates a trap which leads Neel in to deep trouble professionally and personally. Will Tanvi succeed in her plans? Will Neel win Maya's heart again? Will Neel succeed in clearing his name from all the accusations?
Hastey Hastey is youthful, musical, romantic comedy with a twist in the tale.
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'Athmiya' Audio Released

In the city of palaces Mysore the maiden venture of ad film maker Debora Ann Shea Kannada film 'Athmiya' that is also the debut of Tamil and Malayalam films music director Manoj George - audio cassettes and CD's were released in a grand style at Jaganmohan Palace. Dr.Rajakumar sons Shivarajakumar and Puneeth Rajakumar graced the audio release function to bless the new team. The song and dance of four Kannada films and mimicry Dayanand hilarious moments thrilled the audience assembled at the audio release function.

In the ad world from last one decade Debora Ann Shea who produced ads for Volvo, ABB, ITC, BHEL, TVS, British Biological has launched Akhila Films banner in Kannada to produce 'Aathmiya'.

Govindaraj with long stint in the camp of one of the dexterous directors of Kannada cinema Sunilkumar Desai is independently handling the direction.

Akul Balaji and sensuous Smitha play the lead roles in this film. Rangayana Raghu the popular supporting actor is in a key role of this film. The shooting has been completed in Karwar and Gokarna. Veenus Murthy is the cameraman-------------------------------------------------







Indhra Release Date: 30 May 2008 Director: H Vasu Producer: Suresh Chowdhary, Kuppuswamy Starring: Darshan, Namitha, Sanghavi Music: V. Harikrishna
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Pandurangadu release date on 30th May

Balakrishna devotional flick Pandurangadu will be releasing on 30th of this month. The release was actually planned on 28th but is post-poned to 30th due to reasons known only to the producer himself. Here the producer and director of the film is only one and he is none other than K Raghavendra Rao.
Raghavendra Rao directs and also produces Pandurangadu on RK Film Associates banner. Nandamuri Balakrishna in dual role, Tabu, Sneha, Veda alias Archana and Suhasini are playing the lead roles. Keeravani is the music director
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Pardhu
Released on May 23, 2008


Pardhu, is also a commercial entertainer with plenty of dance, action, fights,comedy and sentiments. Lawrence displays a lot of energy with Sneha and Namitha giving sparkle and glamour to an entertainer that is definitely worth checking out.

The story line is wafer-thin with an oft-repeated clich� where a careless youth, ridiculed by his family for being irresponsible, turns over a new leaf and takes care of the entire family. Director Rasu Madhuravan has created the right balance between the serious display of feeling in the mother-son bond, comedy and romance.

The film opens with Pardhu (Lawrence) doing menial jobs in Dubai, saving every penny he earns and sending it to his family in Usilampatti. The flashback reveals that he was a carefree youth, often drawing his father's (Nazar) ire who thought his older son (Sreeman) was the responsible son who would take care of his parents. However, Pardhu was his mother's (Saranya) pet.

The flashback continues, showing Sneha, a village cop's daughter, and Pardhu falling in love. In the course of events, Pardhu's sister's wedding is arranged. Just before the marriage ceremonies start, the money kept aside for the wedding is stolen. After initially blaming Pardhu, the shocked parents learn the truth; Sriman, the elder son, has run away with his lover after stealing the money kept aside for the wedding.

Pardhu consoles his heart-broken father, borrows money from a private money-lender and gets his sister married. At this juncture, Sneha walks out of the house and marries Pardhu.

Now Pardhu takes his family's financial burden on his shoulders and goes to the Middle East to earn money and send it home. Then, when his family's finances have stabilized, tragedy strikes again. He returns to find his mother has died and that it was no natural death. Does he discover the truth behind his mother's death? Is he able to avenge his mother's death? Watch this gripping entertainer to find out.

Madhuravan has taken an old idea and given it a very 21st century treatment with a gripping taut screenplay. Lawrence carries the entire movie on his shoulders, dancing, romancing and emoting as only he knows how.

Ever since the film's shooting started, rumours of Sneha shedding her girl-next-door image and going in for a glamorous make-over were floating around. Now that the movie has released, it is seen that Sneha has come out of the pupa of her homely image to display a glamorous image. Will Sneha's new glam doll image go down well with her fans and audiences in general? Only time can tell.

Namitha is her usual self in Pardhu, dancing around in skimpy costumes for a couple of songs. Nazar and Saranya, as the shell-shocked archetypal middle-class parents, have given stellar performances. Ganja Karuppu, Sriman and Illavarasu have just done their jobs.

Srikanth Deva's compositions have many mass elements. The hit song 'Yenno Raatrulostaayi Gaani' was picturised on Lawrence and Sneha in a very romantic and rustic manner. Namitha too has a song with the hero, her dancing being the highlight of the song. There are seven lilting and rhythmic songs to cater to all tastes.

Pardhu is a thorough mass-entertainer, catering to all tastes and is an enjoyable film.

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Woodstock Villa movie release date may 23

n the tradition of film noir that is guaranteed to shock, thrill and surprise. A compelling film from director Hansal Mehta about swiftly changing moralities in today's world.

After a successful businessman's stunning wife disappears, hostile and taunting ransom demands follow. As the true nature of stakes for the captor and his captives unfold, Woodstock Villa lithely transforms from a precision neo noir into a chilling and shocking thriller, and ultimately into a vivid, invigorating, icy masterpiece of murder, mystery and suspense.

Neither pleading eyes nor bound wrists nor a shallow grave are what they seem, as a moment of relief is suddenly transformed into a web of deceit, and a moment of truth is followed by a sudden web of lies. Unsettling, thrilling, hallucinatory, suspenseful and erotic, Woodstock Villa is contemporary entertainment that breaks new ground with every twist.

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indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

released on 22 may

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released in bangalore 22 may??

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Prachanda Ravana 19 may

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Box Office Verdict: Flop (Source: Hi Bangalore)

So you thought radio stations air programs that you could listen whenever you want to and change the channel if the RJ talks without knowing when to stop. Life isn’t that simple, brother. You walk into the theatre to watch Mussanje Maatu and sit with expectations aplenty in your clueless mind. But what unfolds on your miserable soul is a three hour long radio program that drills endlessly about the facts of life. You can’t change the channel; you can’t even walk out because you sheepishly wish there might be something good on offer in the coming reels. And all you get is more preachy dialogues about life.

Mussanje Maatu is a title of a radio program where the RJ consoles people who are in distress (Sorry, the audience are not allowed to call.) Oh yes, this is a radio program and the RJ is supposed to speak, and there will be plenty of speech. But are we watching a movie or ‘watching’ a radio program? Taking Kannada industry’s newfound fascination with radio channels to new heights (It was there in Milana, and Accident too,) the entire story and film Mussanje Maatu revolves around a radio program. There is nothing wrong in that, but the film gets absolutely boring after a while and nobody is interested in whatever happens in the film.

The biggest bane of the film is its dialogues. Everybody mouths philosophical dialogues at the slightest of provocation and they keep belting them out till you plead them to stop. In an age when filmmakers stress on short, crisp dialogues and sometimes absolute silence to get their points across, this film has long, melodramatic dialogues that nobody wants to listen to. Everybody in the film is hurt, and they won’t rest till you join the pack. The mode of torture is endless, monotonous, melodramatic dialogues that keep haunting you even after you leave the theatres; alas, not in the way the director intended.

But hold on, there are few good points to talk about, and believe me, I won’t take half as time as the RJ takes in his radio programs. The film belongs to Sudeep and Sudeep only. His mannerisms, body language and the way he emotes and the way he carries himself in this entire film is worth appreciating. He carries a weak story marred by outdated dialogues on his shoulders in a way that is highly commendable. Good that he is working with some better filmmakers like Ram Gopal Verma.

Ramya does total justice to her role and looks hot in the song Kaddalu Manasanna. She never goes overboard even with such a highly melodramatic script. There is a quiet confidence about her which shows all through the film. Other supporting cast like Ramesh Bhat does just fine in their roles. The film has roped in popular humorists like Pranesh to play comic roles. We all love Pranesh for his authentic north Karnataka dialogues and humor on stage. But film is not a medium where he will be respected if he carries on such roles.

The surprise package of the film is Anu Prabhakar who looks no less beautiful than Ramya and acts well too. Wish our Kannada directors could offer meatier roles for her in the future. Also, the role of the little boy who stays next to Anu Prabhakar’s house, the concept of the character and the way it ends is conveniently lifted from recent Amitabh Bachchan starrer Chini Kum. Needless to say, the original was better.

Veteran cinematographer Sundarnath Suvarna does a neat job in the film. Whenever he gets a chance to get the hell out of Mussanje Maatu studios and capture some beautiful locales, he does a totally commendable job. Even Mahesh’s direction is reasonably good, but he should get the right script and also understand that sometimes, silence is much better than words.

So, are you going to watch the film? We advise you to stay at home and listen to the radio instead. You can at least change the channel if the RJ and company get too melodramatic.





Movie Name:
Mussanje Maathu Release Date:

16 May 2008 Director: Mahesh Producer: Suresh Jain Starring: Sudeep, Ramya, Anu Prabhakar Music: V. Sridhar
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Release Date: May 9, 2008

Film: Kantri
Cast: NTR, Hansika, Tanisha, Prakash Raj, Ashish Vidyaradhi, Kota, Dharmavarapu, Brahmanandam, Sunil, and others
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Movie Name:
Gange Baare Tunge Baare

Release Date: 1st May 2008 Director: Sadhu Kokila Producer: Bhojaraj Rai Starring: Prajwal Devaraj, Gayathri, Sunaina Music: Sadhu Kokila Cinematography: Chandru



Gange Bare Thunge Baare is the fifth movie of Sadhu Kokila as director. His first directorial venture happens to be Raktha Kanneeru starring Upendra, & Ramya Krishna in the main lead. Next came, Shivarajkumar starrer Rakshasa, and then he made Darshan and Rakshita starrer, Suntaragali, and then Upendra, Darshan, Radhika, Sanghavi starrer, Anatharu. All his movies have fared well in the box office and all his earlier movies had heavy starcast. But this time the starcast is totally new with the exception of Prajwal who also happens to be relatively new. Prajwal's another movie, Meravanige's release is also round the corner.



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Parugu
Release Date : 01,May 2008
About Movie
Director Bhaskar
Producer Dil Raju
Starring Allu Arjun, Sheela
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Movie Name:
Aramane
Release Date:
25th April 2008 Director: Nagashekhar Starring: Ganesh, Roma, Ananth Nag,Avinash, Rekha Music: Gurukiran Producer : K. Manju Cinematography: Shekhar Chandra Banner: Lakshmishree Combines -----------------------------------------------------


Naa Manasuku emaindi Release Date : 25,Apr 2008
About Movie
Director Sriram
Producer Kalavakuri Ankababu and Somaraju Purushottama Rao
Starring Paramesh,Sindu Tulani
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Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters - Movie

Bommana Brothers Chandana

Release Date : 18,Apr 2008
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Michael Madana Kamaraju Release Date : 18,Apr 2008
About Movie
Director Nidhi Prasad
Producer
Starring Srikanth, Prabhu Deva, Charmi,Mayuri, Kowsha


Gadi No 305 Lo Devudu - Movie

Gadi No 305 Lo Devudu Release Date : 18,Apr 2008
About Movie
Director Simbudevan
Producer Shankar
Starring Praksah raj ,Santhanam, Ganja Karuppu, Jyothirmayi, Madhumitha


Kalidasu - Movie

Kalidasu Release Date : 11,Apr 2008
About Movie
Director Ravicharan G Reddy
Producer Naga Shushila,Chinthalapudi Srinivas Rao
Starring Sushanth, Tamanna, Nagababu, Jayasudha, Rajan, P Dev, Vinod Kumar, Tanikella Bharani, Ravi Babu and Ajith
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Movie Name:Accident
Release Date: 4th April 2008 Producer: Ragunath.G Director: Ramesh Aravind Cast: Ramesh, Rekha, Mohan, Tilak,
Balaji, Pooja Gandhi. Music Director: Rickey Tej Cinematographer: G.S.Bhaskar Story/Dialogues: Rajendra Karanth Editor: P.R.Soundar Raj Art Director:

Ramesh Desai




Suspense thrillers are rare in Kannada. In fact, after Sunil Kumar Desai disappeared from the scene after a series of flops, nobody has tried that genre. Ramesh Arvind does try his hand at this genre, and the results are mixed.

In Kannada, Ramesh Arvind’s Accident is literally incomparable as no one in the recent times has tried this genre! But comparisons can be made with the films of the other languages. It seems Ramesh is heavily influenced by the Hindi director duo Abbas Mustan’s run of the mill suspense thrillers. Like Abbas Mustan’s films, Ramesh’s Accident runs on multiple tracks at the same time and ends up loosing one of the most important element of the suspense thrillers; a gripping narrative.

It’s not as if the film is bad or boring. It’s a decent entertainer, and unfortunately, it remains just that. Trying his hands in a different genre for the first time, Ramesh succeeds in telling a story that keeps you interested till the end by its very nature. But songs prove to be a bane for the film. Just when you think the film is moving in the right direction, your concentration is disturbed by a song, and all of them are pretty ordinary.

For a suspense thriller, cinematography and background music are the two key points which can make or break the film. Although the cinematography is OK, cinematographer G.S Bhaskar does not try anything unique. Remember those dim lit rooms and spooky camera angles Ram Gopal Verma created in films like Bhoot? Well, this genre is bit different, but some more imaginative camera work could have definitely done the trick. Music by first timer Rickey Tej is also strictly OK. Sound design, which is another important factor of such films, fails to register.

Accident has so many characters in the film which could have been easily cut out from the main narrative. Dattanna’s character is one such example. Although this fine actor does a commendable job as the mentally disturbed father in law, his character is another disturbance in the flow of the film. So, is the pathetic pirated CD king, who looks like a joker out of a circus (I don’t think it was intentional). But the health minister’s character has been enacted well, and the actor who played the role will definitely be seen in lot of movies in the coming years.

As mentioned before, Accident is a decent entertainer. But from a man who made Ram Shama Bhama, which was way better than its Hindi counterpart Biwi No. 1, much more was expected.
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Jannat is the story of a man caught in a quagmire of crime and consumerism as he struggles to find heaven on earth.
Arjun is a reckless young man with an obsession for making money at card games. A chance meeting with a girl in a mall, Zoya gives him the reasons he was looking for to move out of his ordinary life. He steps up from playing small-time card games to becoming a bookie.
Stuck in a triangle of sorts between the woman he loves and his addiction to make a quick buck, Arjun moves on from being a bookie to a runner for the mafia. He steps into the world of match fixing. Arjun switches on the limelight to bigger, better, faster, more, until his dizzying rise attracts the attention of the police.
Arjun has to now choose between the love of his life, Zoya, and this new found success and power. As Arjun struggles to choose between the two, the Don offers the forbidden apple of limitless wealth in exchange of his soul and draws him into his core entourage of money spinners.
How far will the horizon of reality stretch as Arjun and Zoya tread a fine, fast-blurring line between right and wrong to find the heaven they have been looking for?











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Saval - Movie

Saval Release Date : 04,Apr 2008
About Movie
Director B.Jaya
Producer Thota Venkateswara Reddy
Starring Bharath, Suhani, Vinay, Sayaji Shinde
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Jalsa - Movie

Jalsa Release Date : 02,Apr 2008
About Movie
Director Trivikram Srinivas
Producer Allu Aravind
Starring Pavan Kalyan, Ileana D
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Release Date:29th March,2008
satya in love
Satya (Shivarajkumar) who believes in getting something is not so hard when he sets his mind
on it with his bold heart. But things change for him quickly and his bold heart sounds weak appealing for love when he sees a girl Vedha (Genelia) in a temple in Mantralayam when he goes along with his family. His thoughts keep wavering about her even after they come back from the temple.

But the smart girl gives a miss many a times. Thankfully his sister and friends would be of great help to him in tracing her and finally they got the girl as Veda. Now Sathya makes a journey to Kurnool to proclaim his love to her. But there is a catch. Veda is the daughter of Rangareddy, a faction leader of Rayalaseema area who is a most cruel leader.

And his goons attack Sathya in the slightest opportunity. But Sathya meets Vedha to convince
her that he is really in love with her. And then he succeeds in getting her acceptance. What happens in the process of Sathya's efforts to win the love is the story forms the climax.





Movie Name: Gaalipata
Release Date: 18th January 2008
Starring: Ganesh, Diganth, Rajesh Krishna, Daisy Boppanna, Neetha, Ananthnag
Director: Yogaraj Bhat
Producer:N. Suryaprakash Rao, A.M. Rathnam
Story/Screenplay/Dialogues: Yogaraj Bhat
Music Director: Harikrishna
Choreographer: Madan Harini, Shankar
Cinematography: R. Rathnavelu
Editing: Suresh Urs
Art Director: Dinesh Mangalore

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A slick fast paced movie full of John Gresham kind of dry sarcastic humor throughout the movie.The biggest strengths of this movie are the dialogues, the screenplay and of course Ganesh. Ganesh's performance is more matured, brilliant and full of life. Almost every line of Ganesh in this movie has dry sarcastic humor in them. Even the tragic scenes have been shot with sarcastic humor without losing the "tragedy" effect. The dialogues have been so powerful that kannada had never sounded so beautiful before. Since ages, Kannda movies suffered from the textbook dramatic kannada which used to kill the realistic value of the movie. Directors like Prem(Jogi) and Upendra(Om, A) tried to put an end to this unrealistic dramatic kannada and succeeded to a certain extent. In Gaalipata, Yograj Bhat excels in this front. The kannada slang's have been used extensively in this movie. Good for the kannada language and as well as for kannada movie industry. in fact, Gaalipata is the best thing that could have happened to the kannada industry.

The screen play and dialogues are written brilliantly, completely out of the blue even though there is no story in the movie!! Full credit to Yograj Bhat. I came across one of Yograj Bhat's interviews in The Hindu in which he had mentioned that Dil Chahta Hain was one of his most favourite films. Sure, he must have inspired from this movie to come up with 3 friends group in Gaalipata.
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