Raavan Movie Review

After waiting for 10 weeks and struggling to get tickets for the movie i watched the movie Raavan. I was disappointed after coming out of the theatre after approximately 2 1/2 hrs. I felt with too much of media hype about Ash & Abi on the screen was very good strategy to market the movie. I feel Mani this time used his MBA degree to mint money than using his Directing skills. I have been fan of Mani Ratnam when i got to watch Nayakudu when i was a kid. I never understood at that age but still i loved the songs and the kid scenes in the movie. Now coming to Raavan the music of movie was awesome which helped in creating the hype and setting great the expectations in the movie. Again Mani-Rahman-Gulzar combination worked magic in terms of music. But non of the songs have the magic of Roja songs which were heard playing from Kashmir to Kanyakumari or from Kutch to Gangtok like a national anthem

These are some of the reasons why i didn't the movie:

1. The big reason is Abhishek Bachan he never took the role of Beera to the level that is required to make the name justifying for the movie. Beera in the movie never had the expressions in his face as a person who was living in the masses story demanded. Abhishek as Beera FAILED.

2. In the voice of both Aish & Abhi the experssion were not being delivered or were not souding as the situation demanded.

3. The narration and story telling was weak. It was not having the magic of Mani in telling the story. I know many people will say its Ramayan and story will be same, but i not demanding any change in the story. I am telling about the way the story is being narrated or presented on the screen. The first half of the movie is too slow and after sometime a feeling of why did i come to this movie come across your mind. In the second half when the reason of why Aish is kidnapped is narrated the story has some interesting moments. But after that if fall flat. As Abhi never had in him to deliver the things which demanded the role of Beera.

4. In second half when Dev(Vikram) shots and kills Hariya the brother of Beera who come to enter into a peace pact so that the hunt for Beera by him could be stopped is left untold. The reason behind Dev's intentions are not clear. Too many things left to the imagination.

5. In the final shot when Dev comes to catch Beera and shoot him than Beera falls into the valley. But before the shooting we can see that Beera was not standing on the edge but in the middle of a platform with Ragini(Aish).

6. Too much hype about the dancing skills of Aish. There is nothing much to flaunt her dancing skills in this movie during the promos. So dont expect too much about that part in the movie.

7. Background score is pathetic. Rahman has stopped in some stage of delivering after Jai Ho.. he need to come out of his Hollywood trends and dreams. Wake Up RAHMAN.

Mani told that he never goes back and watches his work again. Now is understand why he does that. If we as an audience can pin point so many errors but being a maker and creator of motion picture i am sure he will definetly want to re-do the whole movie of Raavan given a chance to him.


I am eager to watch the Tamil/Telugu verison because i want to see how Vikram had delivered the Beera role. I will update my view again.

VERDICT:
My suggestion if you are keen to watch a good movie than dont go to this moive. If you are in a mood just to watch any movie than watch it. You dont have to pay premium amount to watch this movie it not an exceptational movie to pay such an amount. If you are great fan of Mani Ratnam i am not stopping you at all. If you are a great fan of Abhi or Vikram than dont go because Abhi never is fit for the role and Vikram has no role at all in the movie. And ya coming to Ash if you are fan of her than you can watch it. But dont have expectation of having a feeling that you have watched a great movie after coming out of the theatre.

K Varaprasad better know as Chiranjeevi in Telugu film industry and better know as MEGASTAR among his fans. He started his a carrer with the movie Pranam Khareedu which was release first. The below given list my favourite TOP 11 movies in which Chiranjeevi's roles were impecable.



I am not ranking them as 1 to 10 as i feel each movie in itself speaks about him more than my letters. Each movie is a message to the society.

Tagore

This movie is a remake of Tamil movie "Ramana". In this movie Chiranjeevi plays the role of a college professor who silently plots kidnaps and wages a war against corruption and spreads fear among the corrupt employees. The scene where he brings a dead body to a private hospital and the private hospital doctors treat the patient is the best scene of the movie.

Stoovertpuram Police Station

In this movie Chiranjeevi plays the role of a police officer who is the son of a thief. Stoovertpuram is a place where all the thief are rehabilitated by the government. He is the son of the thief who returns back to the village as a Police officer as per the wish of his father to uplift the lives of the villagers. The scence where he has to hang his father on the day of joining as a police officer is heart touching.

Rudraveena

This is a movie where Chiranjeevi plays the role Suryam born in a higher caste but wants to reach out to everyone in the society irrespective of their background and wants to move out of the shadow of conservative father who is only concerned about this Caste & Carnatic music. This movie bring out the clash of egos between father and son due to generation gap.

In the ending scene when Father changes his chauvinistic self, when the Indian government recognizes Suryam's efforts at social reform and the Prime Minister of India himself comes to his village to felicitate him. His father realizes his son's ideals and proudly addresses the public himself as Suryam's father rather than a great musician is inspiring.

Kondaveeti Donga

The role in this movie can be said to be inspired from the english movie "Zorro". But the best part in the movie is Chiranjeevi's roles where he captures the screen with his mass appeal sends a very good message about the exploitation of the tribal and uneducated by the rich for the resources available in the jungles.

Gang Leader

In this movie Chiranjeevi plays the role of an unemployed angry young man, who was to save the family from the cluches of the group of murders who want to wipe out his family who have already killed his friends.

Challenge

This movie needs to be watched by every youth of the country and by every person who thinks that everything is impossible. Chiranjeevi plays the role of a educated young man who takes up the challenge of amassing wealth of Rs.50 lacs in 5 years and do it legally and by hard work. The scenes where he inspires a group of educated unemployed youth to change their mindset about what they have not got from the society but instead think about what they can give to the society is motivating.

Subha Lekha

Chiranjeevi plays the role of a multi talented person who but not interested in completing his BA. He comes to the rescue of young lady who refuges to marry a person who is demanding dowry. This was one of the movies where the motive was to uplift the society and make them aware about the Dowry killings.

Chanti Abbai

Chiranjeevi played the role of James Pond a private detective who solves cases for clients in the process all find his own roots. The movie is more famous for the hilarious eactment of the role by Chiranjeevi.

Idi Katha Kadu

This movie is a remake of Tamil movie "Avargal". The role of Chiranjeevi was enacted by Tamil Super Star Rajinikanth. It was big challenge for Chiranjeevi to repeat the performance of the tamil legend but he was successful in delivering it. In this movie his a sadistic and jealous husband, who tortures her with no end. This movie is more famous for his negative role. The scene where he keeps shooting darts while throwing tantrums on his wife is the best scene.

Swayam Krushi

The title of the movie itself speaks about how hard work can reap benefits in life. In this movie Chiranjeevi plays the role of a humble cobbler who raises to great heights with his hard work and commitment without forgetting his roots and origin from where he began his life

Abhilasha

This story was based on a unique point of removing Section 302 from IPC, which sentences death. Struggling lawyer dreams of removing IPC Section 302. Reason behind his determination was his father's death sentence under 302, for adultery, which he didn't commit. The scene where he acts as if he had done a crime which he had never did is moving.