"Robot" Audio Review: Hindi/Tamil/Telugu

Superstar Rajnikanth and Amitabh Bacchan come together after three years to launch  the audio of the most awaited movie by Rajni fans- "Robot". Music maestro AR Rahman creates music in sync with the theme of Shankar's technofantasy. Unlike his scores which take time to sink in, this one has catchy technobeat tunes, lyrics soaked in wired-garble - words like "neutron", "Newton's Laws", "electron", "photon", "Genes" and so on. It is fast, robotic, trance music-like and remind you of man-machine beats and Robert Miles, that kind of thing. Seven songsin all, probably set to meta-breaking dances in terrabyte sets. Sure to catch up with youngsters but expect no vintage Rahman.

"Don Seenu" Movie Review: Tollywood

 

"Don Seenu" puts the ageing but antics-rich Ravi Teja in a stylised role of an improbable Don  with enough referrences to A mitabh Bacchan. It is entertaining no doubt and adds the glamour touch with Shriya, comedy with Brahmandam and Venu but the story is bunkum - and your head aches after an hour with predictable nonsense. The movie is longer by atleast two reels but what more to expect in a formulaic film for a hero who is good entertainer but dragging his feet on precarious scripts. Music by Mani Sharma is average. The content in the movie is so flippant it will not even be  remembered after three months. The trend is not encouraging...

"Maryada Ramanna" Movie Review: Tollywood

"Maryaada Raamanna" is only half paisa vasool for fans of SS Rajamouli - there's a thread of a story, few good songs,some unusual camera angles for a non-regular hero Sunil who can dance well and emote. But he is so uptight,  he forgot to laugh and make us laugh too. The hype runs dry in the last three reels without substance and a weak climax. It is good in  parts, but not enough to break star records.Good news is he didn't stretch the movie - 128 minutes. Good for Sunil to show to his grand-children but not good enough for Rajamouli who deserves a break from success.