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Harithehero
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Posted on Friday, June 18, 2010 - 12:29 am:       

Positives:
Cinematography
Music
Performances

Negatives:
Screenplay
dragging narration
No feel in the movie

Overall ga: Slow and Dragging revenge drama which will give headache to all 10 heads.

P.S: Premier show lo, First half lo ne theater nunchi walkouts and movie ayye time ki sagam theater khalee.

Read more: http://harithehero.blogspot.com/2010/06/raavanraavananvillia n-movie-review.html#ixzz0rAy6ay40
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 10:30 pm:       


Jodhaa:

for what?




BLASPHEMY
 

Jodhaa
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 10:28 pm:       


Kamal:

nenu Mani meeda case eyyala leda seppandi? naa vanthu ga .. seekakulam mufussil court lo okati .. armoor lo okati eyistha ..


for what?
 

Jodhaa
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 10:27 pm:       


Venkateswarlu:

Katrina babe better anipistadi naaku.. Raajeneeti lo nachhindi..


so far her best was, 'Newyork'
 

Teluguhero
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 07:40 pm:       

another positive review from westren media

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/raavan-film -review-1004098976.story
 

Hail_the_labour
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 07:12 pm:       


Guttonkay:

soosipedta


You are ALL Set :D:d
 

Guttonkay
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 06:52 pm:       


Hail_the_labour:

Super COWBOY review chesthava.... pdvd bane vundhi




idem dikkumalina cinema? peru kooda vinaledu.

mee bachelors antha megaupload lo kanipinchina chetta chedaram anta choostaru.

doc ettandi. soosipedta.
 

Hail_the_labour
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 06:33 pm:       


Guttonkay:


g
Gutt!!

Super COWBOY review chesthava.... pdvd bane vundhi

lawrence cowboy setup theme tho teesadu... piccha funny ga vundocchu....reView

maaku pandaga , neeku Dandaga :-)
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 06:28 pm:       


Guttonkay:




naa ravan opinion ki indaka edo REVIEW chadiva. hope its not a real review.

adhi real review aithey, AISH agnipravesam justified ye :-)
 

Zulu
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 06:28 pm:       

Tamil lo aduthundemo..hindi lo dubbudhi, telugu lo santham nakesthadi..ani anipisthundi.
Maathru bhasha vegataipoyina mudanastapu jathi manadhi
 

Guttonkay
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 06:26 pm:       


Hail_the_labour:

twaralo, manaku PEDDHA fight ayye time daggara paduthunnattu undhi




meetho nakem fight! meeru manchi manasunna vallu. nenu manchi ammayini. We don't fight. baga cheppanu ani decided :-)
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 06:21 pm:       


Guttonkay:

baga cheppana?




twaralo, manaku PEDDHA fight ayye time daggara paduthunnattu undhi :-)
 

Guttonkay
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 06:19 pm:       


Hail_the_labour:

it seems its shown as AISH tries to love RAVAN...




stockholm syndrome ani chaduvukondi.

Besides girls fall for bad guys ani eons nunchi vintunnam kada.

Movie choodakunda movie peru ni batti tittadam mana desi laku baaga vachu. baga cheppana? :-)
 

Kamal
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 06:17 pm:       

idi antha kaadu .. nenu Mani meeda case eyyala leda seppandi? naa vanthu ga .. seekakulam mufussil court lo okati .. armoor lo okati eyistha ..
Bharat Mata ki Jai :-)
 

Hail_the_labour
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 06:13 pm:       


Guttonkay:

Hope the movie is good.




endhi gudddu:d. akka female chauvinism dobbindhi cinema lo....

it seems its shown as AISH tries to love RAVAN.....

No wonder girls :d:d
 

Guttonkay
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 06:11 pm:       

Apparently Mani would do each scene in Tamil and Hindi language one after the other. Since Aish is in both language films she had to do each scene two times. May be that's why it was challenging!

Hope the movie is good.
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 06:11 pm:       


Moviefan84:

She is just an icon for the beauty. Other than HumDilDeChuke Sanam, I could hardly feel her performance in any movie.


She has no grace.. no screen presence.. acting so so.. Katrina babe better anipistadi naaku.. Raajeneeti lo nachhindi.. ofcourse movie boku anuko..
In this db, there's always someone watching you!!
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 06:08 pm:       


Vijay77:

Priyamani gurinchi assalu ledu. Idasalu review yena?
Nenu khandistunnanu


Drona song add cheyala
 

Ntr_fan
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 06:06 pm:       

only telugu lo Villain , hindi tamil lo Raavan.
 

Vijay77
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 05:58 pm:       

Priyamani gurinchi assalu ledu. Idasalu review yena?
Nenu khandistunnanu
 

Teluguhero
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 05:55 pm:       


Moviefan84:

First of all, I don't think vikram has any big scope for performance in hindi version




yes in Hindi version Vikarma's role is very less comapred to Abhisek &ash's roles.

Tamil version Vikram gave excellent performance as per tamil reviews
 

Gandhiguevara
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 02:11 pm:       


Simba:

hindi lo 'villain' anu title pettaledu


:D good one
 

Simba
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 02:08 pm:       


Arjun1234:

khalnayak ni copy kotti nattu unnad



anduke, hindi lo 'villain' anu title pettaledu
 

Ntr_rocks
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 02:08 pm:       

Vikram fans chala mandi vunattu vunnaru..
If you don't like Something, Change it. If you can't Change it, Change the way you think about it.
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 02:07 pm:       


Ipc302:

endhi aiswarya ferformance better than ikram aa




First of all, I don't think vikram has any big scope for performance in hindi version. Instead of mentioning that, the reviewer is saying aish is better than vikram. Despite being in the industry for 15 years, aish still seems to be immatured in acting to me. She is just an icon for the beauty. Other than HumDilDeChuke Sanam, I could hardly feel her performance in any movie.
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 02:06 pm:       


Maverick:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalnayak
Winners never cheat... even in difficult times.
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 02:01 pm:       


Arjun1234:

khalnayak ni copy kotti nattu unnad




avunu kada..asalu gurtu raaledu..lol@mani
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 01:58 pm:       


Maverick:

maro iddaru anukunta cinema




idi expect chesinde kada mama Iddaru laga undadu kani..
ee bombay dil se range untundi..

Mani kurrod point miss avutunadu.. story vodilesi.. technical ga
baga testunnadu.. so adadam ledu.. story undi.. technical ga anta
lekapoyina adutundi..
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 01:58 pm:       

khalnayak ni copy kotti nattu unnad
Winners never cheat... even in difficult times.
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 01:57 pm:       


Gandhiguevara:

iddaru laa vunte cinema bane vuntundi







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Only seven people have looked The Stig straight in the eyes. They are all dead now !!
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 01:55 pm:       


Maverick:

maro iddaru


iddaru laa vunte cinema bane vuntundi...ofcourse commercial gaa kaadu
 

Maverick
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 01:54 pm:       


Teluguhero:

However, a little more attention to the narrative was desperately needed in Raavan.



Teluguhero:


The paper-thin plot in the first half, does get you somewhat restless,



Teluguhero:

There are enough punches in the second half to keep the momentum going, but by and large, the film scores mostly on art and aesthete.




maro iddaru anukunta cinema
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 01:51 pm:       

raavan ani peretti.....aishvarya ki abhishek ki link ettaraaa.....asalu aa mani gaaaadi G lo gunapam.....ippudu idoka contoversy ayyi publicity raavaalaaa???
naaku personality disorder ani oka gajji daatar seppadu.....daatar ki anni vishayaaalu thelusu aayanaki unna gajji okati thappa
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 01:46 pm:       


Teluguhero:

Performances: Aishwarya leads, Abhishek follows, Vikram lags behind, Govinda's going nowhere




endhi aiswarya ferformance better than ikram aa
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 01:43 pm:       

ivvala premiers vunnaya US lo? evaranna telisthe link ettandi
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 01:41 pm:       


Teluguhero:

Cop Dev Pratap Sharma




LOL..Cops ki eppudu pratap enduku untundi perlo kiki..inthoti maniratnam malla
 

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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 01:33 pm:       

review expect chesi natte undi..
 

Teluguhero
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Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 01:25 pm:       

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-revie ws/hindi/Raavan/moviereview/6058139.cms

Critic's Rating: 3.5
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Govinda, Ravi KishanDirection: Mani RatnamGenre: DramaDuration: 2 hours 6 minutes
Readers Rating: 3.5

Story: Cop Dev Pratap Sharma (Vikram) has just one mission in his life. He wants to capture the local outlaw, Beera (Abhishek Bachchan) who may be a Robin Hood for the tribals around, nevertheless, he is a law breaker. More importantly, he has kidnapped the cop's beautiful wife, Ragini (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) to avenge a personal grouse and has escaped into the dense jungles. Turn ofevents: the kidnapper falls in love with his trophy victim who too gets indecisive about where her loyalties lie....

Movie Review: The epics return again to contemporary cinema. After a re-telling of the Mahabharata against a political backdrop in Prakash Jha's Raajneeti, cineastes can now feast their eyes on a modern-day rewrite of the Ramayana, against a cops-and-robbers canvas.

Feast? Yes. The high point of Mani Ratnam's film is primarily its visual opulence. The film is literally a work of art where one luminescent frame follows another as the scenes keep shifting from one wet and rocky landscape to another misty mountainscape. You can't seem to get enough of the montages that leave you breathless with the excellent camera artistry by Santosh Sivan and Manikandan. From the opening sequences where Beera (Abhishek) smashes his boat into wide-eyed Aishwarya's canoe, to the fleeing, flinging, fulminating visage of Aishwarya, captured against wild waterfalls, turbulent tidal rivers, crumbling trees and silken drizzle, the film is a string of breath taking images. So much so, you seem to forget -- and almost forgive -- the fact that the first half hardly has any story. It is essentially just one prolonged chase, where cop Dev (Vikram) relentlessly pursues criminal Beera (Abhishek Bachchan) in order to rescue his wife (Ragini) and book the fugitive who garners great local support.

The paper-thin plot in the first half, does get you somewhat restless, despite a seminal scene where Sita-esque Aishwarya suddenly discovers a strange new emotion for a Raavan-esque Abhishek. After having labelled him beastly and brutish, a complete low-life when compared to her devta-like husband Dev, she finds herself being involuntarily drawn towards her kidnapper, despite his muddy visage and his gory past. And herein lies the second hook that draws you to the film: it's revisionist tale of a Sita-like heroine flipping for a Raavan-like anti-hero, even as the traditional hero gets imbued in grey tones.... The anti-hero has always remained an alluring figure in cinema lore and Mani Ratnam carries his charisma forward with Raavan.

The second half of the film does get a semblance of story, with adequate twists and turns which reflect the Surpanakha legend (again revised), the Hanuman-Sita encounter, the Agni-pariksha demand (re-interpreted again as a polygraph test) and the film moves from sheer visual to visceral too. There are enough punches in the second half to keep the momentum going, but by and large, the film scores mostly on art and aesthete. Everything seems to be geared to make Raavan an object d'art, including the music (AR Rahman and Gulzar create a few foot-tapping numbers), the stunts, the cinematography and the no-make-up and heavily-made-up look of Aishwarya and Abhishek respectively. However, a little more attention to the narrative was desperately needed in Raavan.

In terms of performance, Aishwarya stands out as the lead actor, with her competent rendition of a woman who is torn between her love and loyalty towards her husband and her attraction towards a misunderstood brigand, with a heart of gold. Vikram, by and large remains a side hero: somewhat undefined and formless while Govinda's Hanuman-like rendition of the forest guard is flippant. Which brings us to Beera: Abhishek Bachchan is immensely watchable, but he fails to lift the character of the anti-hero to another level altogether. Maybe, a less of multani mitti (mud packs) and `bagad billa' antics would have allowed the natural actor in him to surface and bloom. Also, his other two outings with Mani Ratnam -- Yuva and Guru -- definitely tower above Beera.

But hey, Raavan is chicken soup for the senses. Go, indulge yourself.

A word about:

Performances: Aishwarya leads, Abhishek follows, Vikram lags behind, Govinda's going nowhere.

Story: The screenplay by Mani Ratnam needed more substance and bite.

Cinematography: Absolutely riveting! The camera artistry by Santosh Sivan and Manikandan is the heart and soul of Raavan.

Music: AR Rahman and Gulzar create an interesting audio track, although Rahman's earlier associations with Mani Ratnam remain unforgettable. Numbers to watch out for: Beera, Behne De and Khili Re.

Styling: Sabyasachi Mukherji's costumes are apt, blending modernity with tradition, just as the film tries to do. Aishwarya's no-make-up look is a winner.

Inspiration: The film is a modern day, revisionist adaptation of the epic, Ramayana

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