Entertainer ‘Simha’ bails out Balakrishna ( Telugu Movie Review)
By IANS - Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 8:32 am
Film: ‘Simha’; Cast: Balakrishna, Nayantara, Namita, Sneha Ullal, Aditya Menon, Kota Sreenivasa Rao and others; Director: Boyapati Srinu; Producer: Parachuri Kireeti; Music Director: Chakri; Camera; Wilson and Prasad; Rating: ** 1/2
Actor Balakrishna’s fans can heave a sigh of relief. After nearly six years, the charismatic star bounces back with ‘Simha’, which boasts of enjoyable commercial ingredients that does not look silly or illogical on screen.
In a way, Balakrishna’s fans may well remember his age-old blockbuster films like ‘Lakshmi Narasimha’, ‘Narsimha Naidu’ and many others through ‘Simha’, which may not be a great commercial film, but yet an appealing fare for all classes.
Director Boyapati Srinu’s ‘Simha’ has lot of mass appeal and entertainment quotient to keep the audience happy. Srinu, who had earlier delivered hits like ‘Bhadra’ with Ravi Teja and ‘Tulasi’ with Venkatesh, delivers another strong commercial film without compromising with Balakrishna’s image.
Srinu has added lot of punch in the second half that generates lot of curiosity and thrills. The so-called comedy elements, however, fail to deliver and Balakrishna’s punchy dialogues look ordinary. But suddenly the twists and turns in the second half heighten the interest.
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SIMHA CAST
Simha Movie, Balakrishna in and as Simha
Simha is a 2010 Telugu film directed by Boyapati Seenu. Nandamuri Balakrishna plays the lead role, with Nayantara, Namitha and Sneha Ullal playing the heroines. K.R.Vijaya, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Ali, Krishna Bhagavan, Venu Madhav, Aditya Menon, Jhansi, Sana and Chalapathi Rao. are doing supporting roles in this film. Music of the film is by Chakri. Paruchuri Kiriti is producing the film on United Movies banner. This film released on April 30, 2010.
Not much is known about the plot of the movie, but it is said that Nandamuri Balakrishna is doing dual role and Nayantara is doing the role of elder Balakrishna's wife and Sneha Ullal is playing second Balakrishna's love interest. The movie is with action backdrop and intense family drama.
The soundtrack and background score is composed by Chakri. The music was released on march 31, 2010 directly into market. The audio rights of the soundtrack were purchased by Aditya Music. The audio function of the movie is called off as Nandamuri Balakrishna met with a accident.
CAST
* Nandamuri Balakrishna
* Nayantara
* Namitha
* Sneha Ullal
* Aditya Menon
* Brahmanandam
* Kota Srinivasa Rao
* K.R.Vijaya
Simha is a 2010 Telugu film directed by Boyapati Seenu. Nandamuri Balakrishna plays the lead role, with Nayantara, Namitha and Sneha Ullal playing the heroines. K.R.Vijaya, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Ali, Krishna Bhagavan, Venu Madhav, Aditya Menon, Jhansi, Sana and Chalapathi Rao. are doing supporting roles in this film. Music of the film is by Chakri. Paruchuri Kiriti is producing the film on United Movies banner. This film released on April 30, 2010.
Not much is known about the plot of the movie, but it is said that Nandamuri Balakrishna is doing dual role and Nayantara is doing the role of elder Balakrishna's wife and Sneha Ullal is playing second Balakrishna's love interest. The movie is with action backdrop and intense family drama.
The soundtrack and background score is composed by Chakri. The music was released on march 31, 2010 directly into market. The audio rights of the soundtrack were purchased by Aditya Music. The audio function of the movie is called off as Nandamuri Balakrishna met with a accident.
CAST
* Nandamuri Balakrishna
* Nayantara
* Namitha
* Sneha Ullal
* Aditya Menon
* Brahmanandam
* Kota Srinivasa Rao
* K.R.Vijaya
ULTIMATESIMHA
A preview of United Movies' Simha, co-starring Namitha, Sneha Ullal and Nayanatara, is being held for Nandamuri Balakrishna at 7PM at Prasad Labs. An early morning show at 6AM has been sold for Rs. 300 for fans. Sree Ramulu, Odeon too are screening 6AM shows.
Kalyanram will be going to the Odeon theatre to watch Simha. At Ongole, Satyam will be screening at 5AM, and in Tanguturu at 1AM. Simha has music by Chakri, action by Ram-Laxman, Stun Shiva and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh.
Kalyanram will be going to the Odeon theatre to watch Simha. At Ongole, Satyam will be screening at 5AM, and in Tanguturu at 1AM. Simha has music by Chakri, action by Ram-Laxman, Stun Shiva and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh.
SIMHA3RDAY
Simha
Movie
Simha
Director
Boyapati Srinu
Music
Chakri
Cast
Balakrishna, Nayanatara, Namita, Sneha Ullal, Brahmanandam
Nandamuri Balakrishna’s much awaited film was released to a hysterical pitch all over the state. The line comes from Nandamuri family that – it is possible only for the Nandamuris to break or shake the records. After a gap of a decade, NBK has certainly proved that the adage is applicable to him.
Everybody thought that the film might a combination of the previous films of Balakrishna – Lakshmi Narasimha and Narasimha Naidu. But, after watching the film, the title has a close link with the story and screenplay itself. The dialogues of Balakrishna are so powerful that any lacuna on the part of the film’s technicalities would slip into the oblivion. His dare and dash in successfully handling the dual shades of his characterization would bring him big kudos.
College professor Sivannarayana (Balakrishna) would risk anything in his career to trample the injustice. His colleague (Namitha) falls in love with him. Simultaneously, his student Janaki (Sneha Ullal) too falls to the dare of her professor. A flash back soon reveals that she joins the college just to escape from the villains. At one juncture, Sivannarayana saves Janaki from the villains and he comes to know about one shaking truth. The enemy of both his father and that of Janaki’s is one and the same. Moreover, Janaki is none other than the daughter of his uncle. Who is the villain? What happened thirty years ago? These questions form the crux.
NBK played dual roles as father and son. However, ageing is clearly visible during close-up shots. Sneha Ullal is okay for looks but she still needs to improve her acting skills. Namitha played another glamorous role in the film. But she appeared quite bulky despite showing her oomph. KR Vijaya was truly grand in grandmother’s role and she lived in the character and did complete justice to it. Aditya Menon and Malayalam artiste Saikumar showed good screen presence. Rahman is okay as Balakrishna’s brother-in-law. Nayanatara, though had a very small role in the film, enlivened the mood in the theatres. Comedy by Krishna Bhagawan, Ali, Venumadhav is just average.
Simha is out and out a formulaic movie. The urge of director Boyapati Seenu can be clearly felt in the theatre when he showed Balakrishna in an extraordinary manner. The goal of both the hero and the director seemed to be one – to capture the elusive hit. Boyapati succeeded in giving the exact material for the fans of Balakrishna, while giving the same pinch to all the lovers of mass films. Though the film begins on a regular note akin to the previous films of Balakrishna, the trend soon changes and would take a twist in the middle.
The presentation of nativity and time factor that of thirty years ago was superb in the flashback episode. The background score is the lifeline of the music. Coming to the violence factor, the audience is given to a feel that the quantum of bloodshed could have been minimized. The stunts are electrifying. Editing is crisp. However, the comedy department lagged behind in the film, which at the same time is silhouetted with the powerful presence of the hero.
Movie
Simha
Director
Boyapati Srinu
Music
Chakri
Cast
Balakrishna, Nayanatara, Namita, Sneha Ullal, Brahmanandam
Nandamuri Balakrishna’s much awaited film was released to a hysterical pitch all over the state. The line comes from Nandamuri family that – it is possible only for the Nandamuris to break or shake the records. After a gap of a decade, NBK has certainly proved that the adage is applicable to him.
Everybody thought that the film might a combination of the previous films of Balakrishna – Lakshmi Narasimha and Narasimha Naidu. But, after watching the film, the title has a close link with the story and screenplay itself. The dialogues of Balakrishna are so powerful that any lacuna on the part of the film’s technicalities would slip into the oblivion. His dare and dash in successfully handling the dual shades of his characterization would bring him big kudos.
College professor Sivannarayana (Balakrishna) would risk anything in his career to trample the injustice. His colleague (Namitha) falls in love with him. Simultaneously, his student Janaki (Sneha Ullal) too falls to the dare of her professor. A flash back soon reveals that she joins the college just to escape from the villains. At one juncture, Sivannarayana saves Janaki from the villains and he comes to know about one shaking truth. The enemy of both his father and that of Janaki’s is one and the same. Moreover, Janaki is none other than the daughter of his uncle. Who is the villain? What happened thirty years ago? These questions form the crux.
NBK played dual roles as father and son. However, ageing is clearly visible during close-up shots. Sneha Ullal is okay for looks but she still needs to improve her acting skills. Namitha played another glamorous role in the film. But she appeared quite bulky despite showing her oomph. KR Vijaya was truly grand in grandmother’s role and she lived in the character and did complete justice to it. Aditya Menon and Malayalam artiste Saikumar showed good screen presence. Rahman is okay as Balakrishna’s brother-in-law. Nayanatara, though had a very small role in the film, enlivened the mood in the theatres. Comedy by Krishna Bhagawan, Ali, Venumadhav is just average.
Simha is out and out a formulaic movie. The urge of director Boyapati Seenu can be clearly felt in the theatre when he showed Balakrishna in an extraordinary manner. The goal of both the hero and the director seemed to be one – to capture the elusive hit. Boyapati succeeded in giving the exact material for the fans of Balakrishna, while giving the same pinch to all the lovers of mass films. Though the film begins on a regular note akin to the previous films of Balakrishna, the trend soon changes and would take a twist in the middle.
The presentation of nativity and time factor that of thirty years ago was superb in the flashback episode. The background score is the lifeline of the music. Coming to the violence factor, the audience is given to a feel that the quantum of bloodshed could have been minimized. The stunts are electrifying. Editing is crisp. However, the comedy department lagged behind in the film, which at the same time is silhouetted with the powerful presence of the hero.
SIMHA3RDAY
Simha
Movie
Simha
Director
Boyapati Srinu
Music
Chakri
Cast
Balakrishna, Nayanatara, Namita, Sneha Ullal, Brahmanandam
Nandamuri Balakrishna’s much awaited film was released to a hysterical pitch all over the state. The line comes from Nandamuri family that – it is possible only for the Nandamuris to break or shake the records. After a gap of a decade, NBK has certainly proved that the adage is applicable to him.
Everybody thought that the film might a combination of the previous films of Balakrishna – Lakshmi Narasimha and Narasimha Naidu. But, after watching the film, the title has a close link with the story and screenplay itself. The dialogues of Balakrishna are so powerful that any lacuna on the part of the film’s technicalities would slip into the oblivion. His dare and dash in successfully handling the dual shades of his characterization would bring him big kudos.
College professor Sivannarayana (Balakrishna) would risk anything in his career to trample the injustice. His colleague (Namitha) falls in love with him. Simultaneously, his student Janaki (Sneha Ullal) too falls to the dare of her professor. A flash back soon reveals that she joins the college just to escape from the villains. At one juncture, Sivannarayana saves Janaki from the villains and he comes to know about one shaking truth. The enemy of both his father and that of Janaki’s is one and the same. Moreover, Janaki is none other than the daughter of his uncle. Who is the villain? What happened thirty years ago? These questions form the crux.
NBK played dual roles as father and son. However, ageing is clearly visible during close-up shots. Sneha Ullal is okay for looks but she still needs to improve her acting skills. Namitha played another glamorous role in the film. But she appeared quite bulky despite showing her oomph. KR Vijaya was truly grand in grandmother’s role and she lived in the character and did complete justice to it. Aditya Menon and Malayalam artiste Saikumar showed good screen presence. Rahman is okay as Balakrishna’s brother-in-law. Nayanatara, though had a very small role in the film, enlivened the mood in the theatres. Comedy by Krishna Bhagawan, Ali, Venumadhav is just average.
Simha is out and out a formulaic movie. The urge of director Boyapati Seenu can be clearly felt in the theatre when he showed Balakrishna in an extraordinary manner. The goal of both the hero and the director seemed to be one – to capture the elusive hit. Boyapati succeeded in giving the exact material for the fans of Balakrishna, while giving the same pinch to all the lovers of mass films. Though the film begins on a regular note akin to the previous films of Balakrishna, the trend soon changes and would take a twist in the middle.
The presentation of nativity and time factor that of thirty years ago was superb in the flashback episode. The background score is the lifeline of the music. Coming to the violence factor, the audience is given to a feel that the quantum of bloodshed could have been minimized. The stunts are electrifying. Editing is crisp. However, the comedy department lagged behind in the film, which at the same time is silhouetted with the powerful presence of the hero.
Movie
Simha
Director
Boyapati Srinu
Music
Chakri
Cast
Balakrishna, Nayanatara, Namita, Sneha Ullal, Brahmanandam
Nandamuri Balakrishna’s much awaited film was released to a hysterical pitch all over the state. The line comes from Nandamuri family that – it is possible only for the Nandamuris to break or shake the records. After a gap of a decade, NBK has certainly proved that the adage is applicable to him.
Everybody thought that the film might a combination of the previous films of Balakrishna – Lakshmi Narasimha and Narasimha Naidu. But, after watching the film, the title has a close link with the story and screenplay itself. The dialogues of Balakrishna are so powerful that any lacuna on the part of the film’s technicalities would slip into the oblivion. His dare and dash in successfully handling the dual shades of his characterization would bring him big kudos.
College professor Sivannarayana (Balakrishna) would risk anything in his career to trample the injustice. His colleague (Namitha) falls in love with him. Simultaneously, his student Janaki (Sneha Ullal) too falls to the dare of her professor. A flash back soon reveals that she joins the college just to escape from the villains. At one juncture, Sivannarayana saves Janaki from the villains and he comes to know about one shaking truth. The enemy of both his father and that of Janaki’s is one and the same. Moreover, Janaki is none other than the daughter of his uncle. Who is the villain? What happened thirty years ago? These questions form the crux.
NBK played dual roles as father and son. However, ageing is clearly visible during close-up shots. Sneha Ullal is okay for looks but she still needs to improve her acting skills. Namitha played another glamorous role in the film. But she appeared quite bulky despite showing her oomph. KR Vijaya was truly grand in grandmother’s role and she lived in the character and did complete justice to it. Aditya Menon and Malayalam artiste Saikumar showed good screen presence. Rahman is okay as Balakrishna’s brother-in-law. Nayanatara, though had a very small role in the film, enlivened the mood in the theatres. Comedy by Krishna Bhagawan, Ali, Venumadhav is just average.
Simha is out and out a formulaic movie. The urge of director Boyapati Seenu can be clearly felt in the theatre when he showed Balakrishna in an extraordinary manner. The goal of both the hero and the director seemed to be one – to capture the elusive hit. Boyapati succeeded in giving the exact material for the fans of Balakrishna, while giving the same pinch to all the lovers of mass films. Though the film begins on a regular note akin to the previous films of Balakrishna, the trend soon changes and would take a twist in the middle.
The presentation of nativity and time factor that of thirty years ago was superb in the flashback episode. The background score is the lifeline of the music. Coming to the violence factor, the audience is given to a feel that the quantum of bloodshed could have been minimized. The stunts are electrifying. Editing is crisp. However, the comedy department lagged behind in the film, which at the same time is silhouetted with the powerful presence of the hero.