A good change in Tollywood

Last week, went home for Diwali vacation; and did not celebrate Diwali. Watched three movies, one per day, just to kill time. Not taking laptop to home is good.

This was the third movie I watched in the vacation: Kotha Bangaru Lokam. From the first look at posters, I thought it’s yet another routine teen (junior college – yeah, saw the chemistry book in Swetha’s hand) movie, but when I asked people around, the feedback was quite good. The movie was well received by many. These days, I stopped watching movies of big stars in Tollywood, just to avoid watching meaningless fights and listening to dialogue that no gentleman will talk in real life. My attention turned towards comedy, entertaining (Asta Chamma was a good one) and teen movies. Here I have to mention that teen movies are also notorious for meaningless content – hero just gets everything he wants, students comment lecturers in class like no where, etc. etc. To mention a few in the recent times- Godavari, Bommarillu and Happy Days were excellent movies that set a trend. Godavari portrayed love between adults, Bommarillu showcased love and also relationship between parents and children, and Happy days reminds us of the good old college times. I enjoy this change in Tollywood. Not very long ago, was there a time when half of the cinema halls in my town were showing Hindi movies.

Coming to the latest hit Kotha Bangaru Lokam – I tried to get a ticket to watch this movie on three days, I could get it only on the third day. The first half of the movie is good, with regular teen movie stuff with a nice college backdrop. The dialogue of the study class instructor (That annamata matteru) is fun. The second half of the movie is excellent.

Balu and Swapna are two students of the same college who meet by accident for the first time. As always, it starts with small fight between the two. The two are raised by different kinds of parents – Balu by a lovable middle class parents, who give unconditional love and full freedom to the child; and Swapna by rich parents who are very strict. The two meet in college and fall in love. Swapna’s father comes to know of their love in an unwanted manner through news paper and takes her back home. Second half is about how they come together again.

The movie makes perfect sense, except that the rich father doesn’t search for his daughter for four years after she eloped. It portrays feelings and mindset of parents and teens very well.

It’s a very good movie to watch. The music adds to it. Swetha Basu’s (Swapna) performance is awesome in the movie. (Eekada is simply cute and funny)

I give it 4/5.

Girls, please drive sensibly

I know the post title will bring out some ‘nice’ comments. But, I mean what I say. Just because you are on the road with a two wheeler, you can’t dance on road. Keep your lane, don’t turn left and right at your wish. What would one expect when it is obvious that some vehicles are waiting to take a right turn? And this great lady comes perpendicular on road from the right lane to the left lane, with out looking if anyone is coming on the left lane. And crash…! My bike can come from 60 to 0 in less than 4 seconds, but I dint have that time to react. And I’m not driving at 60 too. Crash… in a second, just to avoid hitting her vehicle, I fell down and my vehicle got scratches (I know how to apply brakes). And the lady fled the scene. What would happen if a boy does the same? Oh God! Gimme a break.

Girls (boys also), please drive sensibly. Use two wheelers if you know how to drive, don’t drive just because you have a vehicle and a driving license. There are other people on the road too.

Yamuna Teeram, Sandhya Ragam

Anand, a refreshing movie that I would love to see again and again. I woke up only after noon today, and this movie that was telecast on MAA TV was a good start for the day. I’m a fan of Sekhar Kammula movies, they are very different from other movies that are sick with exaggerated heroism of big stars in Tollywood.

The most beautiful thing about the movie is the lighting. The fresh morning sun light, and the two coffee cups. Wow, I would see it again and again. And the music adds to the wonderful movie. I love it.

Smoking ban leaves many on the roads

Until Oct 1, all the IT companies had designated smoking areas in their buildings which were always occupied by smokers. But today, the first working day after the ban on smoking in closed or public places, ex-smoking areas were deserted and there came a shining new ‘NO SMOKING – Smoking here is an offense.’ board.

And all the smoker techies who appeared with coffee cups in one hand and a cigarette in the other hand, were standing on the road to smoke. I think the real spirit of the law is – do not smoke when non smokers are around.

Simply by not smoking in the no smoking areas doesn’t make you a good citizen, only not smoking when non-smokers are around is what makes you a good citizen.