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MAYABAZAR in Color – Movie Review: 4.75 / 5

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All the great actors come to life again

Before reading a detailed MAYA BAZAR movie review, go through some facts about this classic:

Original Film Release Date: March 27, 1957

New (Color) Film Release: Jan 30, 2010

Story, Screen-play, Lyrics & Dialogues: Pingali Nagendra Rao (KV Reddy & Aarudra partly)

Direction: KV Reddy

Producers: Nagi Reddy & Chakrapani

Photography: Marcus Bartley

Choreography: Gopinath & Pasumarti Krishnamurty

Editors: Bhaktavatsalam & Jambhulingam

Art: Gokhale & Kaladhar

Playback: Ghantasala, Susheela, Madhavapeddhi, Leela, Vasantha Kumari & Jikki

Music: Ghantasala (3 songs were composed by S Rajeswara Rao)

Cast: NTR, ANR, SVR, Savithri, Gummadi, Relangi, Allu, Ramana Reddy, Suryakantham, CSR, Nagabhushanam & Balakrishna (comedian)

Creative Director (for Re-Storation project): C. Jaganmohan

INTRO: I’ve watched the original black & white Mayabazar some 2 decades back (198o’s) and the way the film has left a strong mark on my memory can’t be expressed. Be it the special effects, grandeur, star cast, songs, settings or poems – everything from start to end are so memorable. The news of restoring the classic itself was so refreshing. But I was super skeptical about the outcome!

ANALYSIS: As the name of the film suggests – it’s really a magic all the way (in color). The colorization was an eye-feast and the sound effects were so good and neat. Though there was a dramatic improvisation in the instruments used and the orchestra, the songs came out so well. You’ve to be in the theater to believe the positive energy the film creates with its new look.

Resizing the film to fit our cinema scope screens is not a small feat and the restoration team (at Goldstone technologies) have to compromise a lot on the screen space. Still, the feel and beauty was never lost and Bartley’s cinematography is at it’s best.

HIGHLIGHTS: Savithri’s terrific performance as Sashirekha is simply amazing. The way she enacts SVR’s body language is a feast to watch. SVR as Ghatotkacha will surely impress us. His dialogues, comedy timing and screen presence were commendable. ANR has given a controlled performance as Abhimanyu. Relangi as Laxmana Kumara is hillarious. Allu Ramalingayya, Vanga & Balakrishna’s comedy episodes were really sarcastic and funny. Last but not least: NTR as lord Krishna will surely imprint the God’s charm on us. The way he smiles and delivers expressions with eyes is superb and soothing. I miss him a lot! Few episodes were more than a treat to watch after colorization:

Journey episode of Abhimanyu with his mother Subadhra
Intro scene of Ghatotkacha
Laahiri laahiro lo song in a boat on a full-moon night!
‘Jaya Satya Sankalpa’ poem in the climax

PITFALLS: Sound restoration is not consistent (might be problem with original sound track or the theater). And, due to the damaged negative, Goldstone was not able to include the full versions of few songs like: “Bhali Bhali devaa..”, “Dhayacheyandi….”, “Vinnaava yasodhamma..”, etc. And, they should have avoided including some DTS sounds for transition effects (from one scene to another scene).

NOTE: The characters of Hindu mythology comes into life with greatest actors playing them. Watching Mayabazar in Color is a more satisfying experience than watching any other recent movie on the day of it’s release! Technology used at it’s best and more films should be on their way (depends on us – TELUGU AUDIENCE – to accept it with both the hands)

*** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED & MUST WATCH ***

Kudos to the whole re-storation, colorization and sound-improvisation team at Goldstone Technologies for this brave and wonderful attempt. And lastly, BIG THANKS to Super Good Films’ team for bringing the COLOR MAYABAZAR into theaters!

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Jan

HARLEY-DAVIDSON Bikes in INDIA from April??

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World renowned bike manufacturer: HARLEY DAVIDSON is all set to make its debut in India. As per the news, Harley-Davidson will be opening the 2-wheeler bookings from April 2010 and the bikes will be delivered from June 2010.

Click for Close-Up view of HD bike

The bike manufacturer is going to launch 12 motorcycles that will fire the senses and stir the soul. The price range starts from 6,95,000. Get ready to ride! The Models (click on the model name for a photograph of the bike) and Prices of all the 12 Harley-Davidson Bikes follows:

SPORTSTER series – XL 883L Sportster -> 6, 95,000 rupees!
SPORTSTER series – XL 883R Roadster -> 7, 50,000 rupees!
SPORTSTER series – XL 1200N Nightster -> 9, 95,000 rupees!
SPORTSTER series – XR 1200X -> 11, 95,000 rupees!
DYNA series – FXDB Street BOB -> 13, 95,000 rupees!
DYNA series – FXDC Super Glide Custom -> 15, 45,000 rupees!
SOFTAIL series – FLSTF Fat Boy -> 18, 45,000 rupees!
SOFTAIL series – FLSTC Heritage Classic -> 19, 45,000 rupees!
V-ROD series – VRSCDX Night Rod Special -> 18, 95,000 rupees!
TOURING series – FLHR Road King -> 20, 45,000 rupees!
TOURING series – FLHX Street Glide -> 21, 95,000 rupees!
CVO series – FLHTCUSE Ultra Classic Electra Glide -> 34, 95,000 rupees!

Campaigning for local markets!

So, by end of June 2010 we can see Harley-Davidson (HD) bikes on India roads. Hyderabad & New Delhi were among the cities for which the dealers were confirmed!

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Jan

NIGHT BAZAAR in Hyderabad (Mid-Night-Market)??

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PREVIEW: Mid-Night-Market Under Construction

Hyderabad is well known for it’s mixed culture and the late-night life has been one of the concerns for party going animals in the city from many years. More than anyone else, it has been a long wish for every Hyderabad City Lover to roam around the city in the nights and have fun with friends/family. The beauty of this heritage rich city has to be seen with the illuminated lights around…!

The NIGHT MARKETS was actually a proven concept with Cities like Goa (Ingo’s Saturday Night Bazaar), Singapore (Bugis Street Night Bazaar) and Bangkok (SuanLum Night Bazaar) having them from many years. As most of the cities/citizens are restless throughout the day, the desire to go out in nights can be easily understood.

Coming to the point, AP Govt has decided to start it’s own version of Night Bazaar (until 3:00 AM) by this summer and is seriously planning it to name after our late CM: YSR. So, the name under consideration for this project is: Ysr’s SHILPA SANDHYA VEDIKA. The location is obviously besides the popular crafts village: SHILPA RAMAM (in Hitec City).

But, but….. the way they are coming up with the shops/stalls is pretty disappointing. Because, the ever famous huts/mud-made-stalls in Shilpa Ramam will be replaced with the brick/cement made shops and it will be more like a shopping complex spread over few acres of land with fountains, wall-paintings, graffiti all over it. I got to click the UNDER CONSTRUCTION bazaar and you can see it in this post!

Note: Improving the standards of Night Life has always been a dream of Chandrababu Naidu, while YSR was always against the night-life concept. But, this impotent Govt has decided to name the bazaar after YSR’s name and it has been the trend of Congress Govt to steal the credit (I always get pissed off to see the statues of Rajiv/Indira Gandhi at the main junctions of Hitec City/Silparamam, NTR Gardens/iMax, Kukatpally/Malaysia Township, etc – because – all these places were initiated and developed during the tenure of Naidu and there has never been any progress during Congress Govt except the new statues..).

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Jan

TESTED & REVIEWED: Best Earphones under $25

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I get to listen to music as often as possible and got accustomed to earbuds from few years (started with the earphones provided with SonyEricsson mobiles). I find it very hard to get back to conventional ear-phones from the ear-buds I currently use (Noise-Cancellation is the major factor for preferring earbuds over earphones). With hands on experience with many of the brands & models available in the Global market, I’ve decided to test 3 of the affordable EARBUDS and select the BEST EARBUDS for my frequent use. Get on with the detailed review if you are planning to buy a high-performing and low priced earbuds:

EARBUDS: V-MODA Bass Freq, J-BUDS J2 Premium, SKULLCANDY Ink’d earbuds…!

MUSIC: Give Me Some Sunshine (3 Idiots), My Love Is Gone (Aarya’2), With Or Without You (U2)

GADGETS: Lenovo ThinkPad, Nokia XpressMusic Mobile, Ipod Touch (3rd Gen)

LOCATIONS: Bedroom, Balcony, Train, Bus, Cab and Open Streets

VOLUME: Mid to High volumes…

ANALYSIS: Each of these noise cancellation earbuds are here to stay and we will easily fall in love with them after their 1st usage. The way they cut down the external noise, reproduce the deep treble/bass, give us realistic vocals is truly amazing. Though they are priced from 20$ to $70 (actual price), we can buy them cheap on Amazon or any other online stores. They are comfortable and very easy to carry. All the 3 models come with 2 extra pairs of Foam Tips (totally 3 sizes of S/M/L) by default. And, the fun thing is that each of them come in different color shades (with each model having over 10 color combination).

FINAL VERDICT: V-MODA BASS FREQ EARBUDS are the best earbuds under $25 with an awesome balance between high frequencies (treble), lows (bass) and the middles (vocals). The Noise Cancellation can easily be compared with the costlier versions. The foam tips are of highest quality (among the 3 models tested) and the comfort of wearing the buds is also mentionable. I’ve been using the same model from past 2 years (just got a new one) and surprised to see that it still rules the affordable earbuds’ category. The reproduction of bass for all the 3 tracks tested is just admirable and it comes without any compromise on vocals or treble.

*** V-MODA BASS FREQ EARBUDS *** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ***

Skullcandy’s Ink’d earbuds are also a good pair to own/use. The major difference being the bass reproduction and foam quality. JBuds‘ J2 earbuds can improve a lot…!

Note: You can always fall back to the famous and ever reliable SENNHEISER’s CX-300 earbuds if you are not impressed with the above reviewed 3 models (lesser known brands)…!

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Jan

‘Hai Baaton Mein Dum?’ Contest from GOOGLE

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Google Contest for Hindi Content

Sharing your thoughts in Hindi on the web has never been easier! Google and LiveHindustan.com bring you the ‘Hai Baaton Mein Dum?’ Contest. If you’ve ever wished that there was more great Hindi content online, here’s your chance to spill your heart out about the things that matter the most to you: entertainment, sports, travel, health and politics. Brick by brick, you’ll be building the web in Hindi, sharing your knowledge of these topics and showing your flair for this beautiful language. So, go ahead and visit the ‘Hai Baaton Mein Dum?’ Contest Site and click the ‘Submit your entry’ button next to the topic you want to write about. You stand to win some amazing prizes like laptops, gift vouchers and free internet subscriptions! There is no limit to the number of entries per contestant. Let your imagination run wild and spread the joy of sharing your thoughts in Hindi on the web!

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Jan

ADURS Movie Review : 3.0 / 5

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ADURS is the new Telugu Movie in the hot combination of hero: Jr.NTR and director: VV.Vinayak. Nayanatara & Sheela are the female leads in this ADHURS film. ADURS has generated a lot of buzz due to the crazy combination, warnings from Telangana agitators, catchy music and the positive talk it generated prior to the release. Let’s get into the ADURS FILM REVIEW:

STORY: Narasimha (NTR) and Chari (NTR) are twins who get separated at the time of their birth. Chari works as an assistant priest to the main poojari: Bhattu or Bhattacharya (Brahmanandam). Bhattu takes care of Chandralekha (Nayanatara) in the absence of her father and keeps dreaming about his marriage with her. But, she eventually falls in love with our Chari. On the other hand, Narasimha is raised by his mother and works as an informer (undercover agent) to the police officer (Shiyaji Shinde) and falls in love with his beautiful daughter (Sheela). Then comes some expected tiwsts with some new negative characters. How the twins meet each other, fight against their common enemy and win back their lady love forms rest of the plot

HIGHLIGHTS:

Jr.NTR, Brahmanandam and the comedy episodes between both of them!
NTR’s energy in dances, variation in dialogues, ease in performance and comedy timing (in Chari role) are just superb…

PITFALLS:

Half cooked Narasimha character
Lousy screen-play, boring episodes post interval and bad climax will surely work against the success of this OK OK entertainer from VV Vinayak.

FINAL ANALYSIS: VV Vinayak is trying for a different image and this is his 2nd film (after Krishna) in the process. He has just used the old-age drama of twins seperation and getting united over the film’s run. Though he has succeeded in generating the much required laughter in the 1st half, he has failed in elevating the Narsi’s character and in the end, he has given us a “Old Wine in New Bottle” kind of film. Nayanatara has no scope to perform and Sheela has got an opportunity for ample skin show…! Jr.NTR should learn more about dress-sense and Sheela should learn more of acting sense to grow in their careers!

Technical elements like photography, editing, dialogues, etc have nothing to boast about. Songs interrupt us from falling into boredom (in 2nd half). But, ADURS can be easily watched once for NTR, Brahmi and few songs.

Overall, ADHURS has all the ingredients to become a decent hit with many entertaining episodes all over…!

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Jan

YSR’s DEATH: Accident or Assassination ??

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EXILED published an article on Sep 3rd

It looks like the TRP hungry media has started cooking up another nice story without investigating about the genuinity behind the news. TV5 has started the row by telecasting a BREAKING NEWS saying that “AMBANI brothers: Anil Ambani & Mukesh Ambani were behind the death of YS Rajasekhar Reddy.” They mentioned that they were able to crack this case and shown some old article from ExiledOnline.com website…!

In fact, ExiledOnline’s news article was published on Sep 3rd (the day after YSR’s death) and God knows the reason behind TV5 showing that article as a new finding. Now, this has made all other TV channels to broadcast the same news about YSR’s death. This caused the YSR’s followers to go wild through out the state and they started damaging all the RELIANCE business outlets (Reliance Fresh, Reliance Trends, Reliance Money, Reliance Petrol, etc).

If you read the article on EO carefully, the author just writes about his suspicions of US Economist (Larry Summer)’s Boss: MUKESH AMBANI being involved in the death of YSR. He draws some comparison between a failed attempt on Anil Ambani few years back and this attempt on YSR. He also cites the reason behind the anguish of Ambanis being the foul language used by YSR about their mother.

Leaving the facts aside, igniting the state with another BREAKING NEWS without much research is unwanted at this point of sad state of AP….!

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Jan

Most awaited TELUGU FILMS for this Season

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Akkineni Nagarjuna in KEDI Movie

Akkineni Nagarjuna’s KEDI movie is from the house of Kamakshi Movies (produced: Boss, Nenunnanu, King in the past). Movie is being made with the subject of gambling and some action packed episodes. Music is by Sandeep Chowta and the sound track includes the remix of old hit: “Mu Mu Mu Muddhante Chedhaa..??” Mamata Mohandas is the main heroine….!

Venkatesh in Namo Venkatesha

NAMO VENKATESA has Victory Venkatesh & Trisha in lead roles. Ace director: Seenu Vytla directs this comical entertainer and Suresh Productions produces the film. Devi Sri Prasad has scored some mediocre music for this film and the repeat value of the comedy quotient in the film decides the fate of this flick…!

Jr.Ntr in ADHURS film

Jr.NTR has teamed up with his favorite director: VV Vinayak for this ADHURS film. It’s being produced by young producers/politicians: Kodali Naani & Vallabhaneni Vamsi. Nayanatara & Sheela are the female leads in this family entertainer. Devi Sri scored music and Jr.NTR has sung a song in this movie…!

Raviteja & Priyamani in Shambho SS

Award winning Tamil director Samudrakani makes his debut in Telugu with this SHAMBHO SIVA SHAMBO movie. Raviteja teams up with Allari Naresh & SivaBalaji to pair up with Priyamani & Abhinaya. Sundar scored music for this remake and Bellamkonda produces this. The film looks like a good film with some reality added and I’m eagerly waiting to watch this…!

Daggubati Rana in & as LEADER

Director: Sekhar Kammula takes a different route this time and comes up with a social message film - LEADER. Daggubati Raana makes debut as hero with this flick and Mickey J Meyer’s songs were already getting good applause. Right film to get released in this horrible times of worst political scenario in Andhra…

Kajal Agarwal in OM SHANTI

Trendy film: OM SHANTI is from the production house of Vyjayanti Films and Praksh debuts as director with this different film. Kajal, Aditi, Bindu pair up with Navadeep & Nikhil. Ilayaraja scored music for this film after a long time!

Note: Most of these films are slated for a SANKRANTI release….!

Kajal Agarwal, Navadeep, Nikhil, Bindu Madhavi and Aditi Sharma play main leads

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Jan

Google NEXUS ONE v/s Apple iPHONE – Comparison

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This is a detailed cost comparison of the just launched GOOGLE PHONE: NEXUS ONE with Apple’s iPhone over a period of 24 months (2 years)…! At the end of 2 years, an average iPhone customer might end up in paying 50% more than a NexusOne customer… hmmm, pretty interesting data…!

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Jan

Google Phone – NEXUS ONE – mobile review

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Google phone: NEXUS ONE is being launched in USA today (5th Jan). It will be sold exclusively on Google Website and we will have a detailed review of NEXUS ONE soon! As per the latest updates, it will take some more (in months) time for the Google Mobile to get launched in India for the technology enthusiasts… For now, HTC’s G1 (1st Google Phone) is the only alternative in India… Few pictures of the released NEXUS ONE (source: Engadget.com)