1-NENOKKADINE(TELUGU) FINAL WORLDWIDE BOX-OFFICE :

                   Sukumar's psychological thriller 1-Nenokkadine with mahesh babu got good appreciation from the critics on its release but AP audience completely rejected this film. Being a high budget movie, more loss occured in every areas except overseas.

TOTAL WORLDWIDE GROSS = 44 crores.

RESULT - FLOP.

JAI HO(HINDI) OPENING WEEKEND WORLDWIDE BOX-OFFICE :

                       Jai ho started its money spinning & the collections are decent enough. The Opening weekend i.e. 3 days worldwide gross is given below :

INDIA - 80 cr ( 60 cr nett)

OVERSEAS - 22 cr

WORLDWIDE = 102 crores.

GOLI SODA(TAMIL) MOVIE REVIEW by Srinath :

                   
          
                    The film was released majorly in TN on Jan 24 by N.Lingusamy's thirrupathi brothers under Rough note's production.

PLOT :-
         
       A Social revenge drama which starts with the fun filled lay work life of 4 orphan boys in chennai koyambedu market. On seeing their struggles, aachi guides them for loan to a person called naidu, who is a big head in that area. He will give his godown to start a hotel in the name of aachi, while naidu's right hand mayilu will also start his illegal activity in the hotel spoiling its good run where the rest forms the unusual clash between them with the aim of establishing their name along with that hotel.

PERFORMANCES(ON-SCREEN) :-

               Kishore(pulli), Sree ram(settu), Pandi(sithappa) & Murugesh(kutty mani) are outstanding as we can't seperate them even in distinguishing their performances. All the 4 have their own characterization and the former three of them will have a promising future in cine industry. Naidu(madusudhan) & mayilu(vijay murugan, who is also the art director) showcased their baddie acting according to the maker's imagination. Sujatha(aachi) played a predominant role. Chandni(yamini) is fair & the other girl entertain us as sithappa's crush. Imman annachi(manthiravathi) crackles comedy at right times. Power star srinivasan & Sam anderson's guest appearance takes the fun part much more appealing to the public. Others are as usually limited.

TECHNICAL :-

             Editing by antony is fine. Super subbarayn's Stunts are very rough & the sound part in the movie must be appreciated. Vijay milton's Cinematography automatically sets the mood for an engaging watch & EFX's colouring gives a dry yellow look which is the usual colour of chennai slums. Music by arunagiri is hearable only because of the heavy meaningful lyrics and Seelin's Background music is somewhat okay.

DIRECTION :-

            Story by vijay milton has everything such as genuine profession, forgiveness & the most important factor that an individual should leave a mark in this world. Dialogues penned by pandiral is natural. The Screenplay by vijay milton is short & also the entertaining elements are packed without much commercial compulsion. His direction worked big  & the simple reason behind that is nothing but 'Reality'.

VERDICT :-

          HIGHLY RECOMMENDING ALL TO GRAB THIS SODA !

RATING :-   4/5

24/01/14(FRIDAY) INDIAN RELEASES :

 TAMIL - Goli soda, Malini 22 palayamkottai & Ner ethir

 HINDI - Jai ho

 MALAYALAM - Salala mobiles( released on 23rd jan).

JAI HO(HINDI) SCREEN COUNT :

                        Salman khan's much awaited & also this year's first star hindi film is going to hit the screens on 24th Jan. It will be one of the record release for an indian movie. Check the screen count below :-

India - 4400 & above

Overseas - 600

Worldwide = 5000+ screens.

YEVADU(TELUGU) FIRST WEEK WORLDWIDE BOX-OFFICE :

                  Tollywood's sankranti biggie Yevadu which has Ramcharan in the lead made super business especially in AP. Within a week, it collected a gross amount of 55 cr worldwide.

DHOOM:3(HINDI) FINAL TOTAL WORLDWIDE BOX-OFFICE :

    Aamir khan & katrina kaif starrer hindi film Dhoom 3 ended its record run at the box-office. The total worldwide revenue of this movie crossed over 530 crores which includes a nett collection of 282 cr from india & 165 cr from overseas. Currently, dhoom 3 is the Industry Hit i.e. highest grosser of indian cinema.

1-NENOKKADINE(TELUGU) FIRST WEEKEND WORLDWIDE BOX-OFFICE :

Mahesh babu starrer telugu film 1-Nenokkadine which was released on Jan 10 didn't fare much at the box-office as expected. It made just 28 cr(appx.) wordwide gross in its opening weekend( 3 days).

VEERAM(TAMIL) MOVIE REVIEW by Srinath :

                               
                    The movie opened worldwide on Jan 10 in 800+ screens was produced by bharathi reddy under vijaya productions banner.

PLOT :-
         
       A Mass action masala round up of a local town guy vinayagam who lives with his four lovable younger brothers. They often take violence in hands against a baddie for making ottanchathiram market under his control. The brothers will make vinayagam to fall in love with a girl kopperundevi & they will succeed in keeping a full stop for vinayagam's decision of not marrying anyone. After that, vinayagam identifies an another baddie group rushing to take revenge on kopperundevi's father nallasivam & his family. The remaining portion will tell on how vinayagam protects them from being killed.  

PERFORMANCES(ON-SCREEN) :-

               Ajith kumar(vinayagam) vigorously makes every tamil cinema fan happy with a rural dhoti look where the only odd thing is his costumes/dance moves in duet songs. Tamannaah(kopperundevi) was provided with a necessity role &  she carried it beautifully. Santhanam(bail perumal) & thambi ramaiya's comedy scenes worked very well. Pradeep rawat(vanangamudi) with a spreaded brush like moustache & Atul kulkarni as a baddie are okay. Nassar(nallasivam) travels in his way of acting. Vidharth and all others gave a good performance.

TECHNICAL :-

             Editing by kasi viswanathan makes the entire film crispy. Vfx done in gemini labs gives a sparkling effect. High voltage stunts by silva & team served as a major bonus. Cinematography by vetri captured dindigul people's living in their soil colour. Devi sri prasad's Music failed to attain the so called hit status but his Background theme gives a relief.

DIRECTION :-

            Story written by bhoopati raja-siva will make everyone guess that is a old mass picture. Bharathan's dialogues & Siva's screenplay is entertaining in all portions. Siva has directed this film with an intention of making veeram a commercially profitable venture by using cattles & many more to create a festive mood for people.

VERDICT :-

          KICK START YOUR PONGAL CELEBRATION WITH VEERAM !

RATING :-   3.5/5 

JILLA(TAMIL) MOVIE REVIEW by Srinath :

                               
                    The film released on Jan 10 worldwide as a pongal treat in 1200 screens under R.B Choudary's super good films.

PLOT :-
         
       A Mass action family drama which carries all rowdyism in madurai streets by a big gangster shivan & his adopted son shakthi. Shivan for his safety makes shakthi as an asst. commissioner of police while after an incident shakthi realized the wrong path and asked shivan to stop his activities.But, shivan refused to do it and from there the rest rivals started to burn between them.    

PERFORMANCES(ON-SCREEN) :-

               Vijay(shakthi) with his tight fit shirt/nail like beard fights & dances with full energy. Besides everything his funny laughs and mannerisms emerge as a spoiler. Mohanlal(shivan) easily expresses anything in his face & also maintained a comfort zone with the co-star. Kajal aggarwal(shanthi) blinks with a saree-police suit inbetween the narration. Soori(gopal) rarely makes all smile. Sampath plays a suspense part & Mahat's character gets a value in pre-climax. Scarlett shakes her belly in an item number while jiiva makes his cameo in the opening song. Many other artists including thambi ramaiah were wasted.

TECHNICAL :-

             Editing by don max should have some slight depth observation in changing the clips. Rajeevan's sets i.e. the bungalow is much worthier. Vfx in firing scenes give a normal look. Stunts by silva will cater the front viewers. Cinematography by ganesh rajavelu picturized everything decently. Music by D.Imman had one/maximum two tracks with an enjoyable tune & his Background score(theme) helped the action sequences.

DIRECTION :-

            Story by neason is somewhat okay where baskaran's dialogues depended on the actors way of delivering it in time. Neason's screenplay looks elastically stretched and most of them are predictable. His direction also disappoints because only a few mass image scenes are good & the film's songs making doesn't impress at all.

VERDICT :-

          ENTER THE CINEMA HALL BARELY TO SEE VIJAY & LALETTAN TOGETHER.

RATING :-  2.5/5 

2014 PONGAL/SANKRANTI CLASH BEGINS IN SOUTH INDIA

Jilla,Veeram,1-Nenokkadine to release on Jan 10 & Yevadu on Jan 12th.

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