Film: Ragada Rating: 3/5 Banner: Sri Kamakshi Enterprises Cast: Nagarjuna, Anushka, Priyamani, Brahmanandam, Pradeep Rawath, Kota, Dev Gill, Dharmavarapu, Raghu Babu, Tanikella, Supreeth, Sreelatha, Sana, Master Bharat, Charmee (spl appearance) Music: Thaman Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh Cinematography: Sarvesh Murari Story, screenplay, dialogues, direction: Veeru Potla Producer: D Sivaprasad Reddy Release date: 24/12/2010Nagarjuna has been trying hard to score a hit since ‘Mass’ and now he arrived with another commercial treat. This is the last of the biggies for 2010.Story: Set on the backdrop of Hyderabad, the story begins with GK (Dev Gill) who is keen on taking power from Peddanna (Pradeep Rawath) and waits for the right chance. He finds a possibility with the arrival of Satya (Nagarjuna) who is brave, strong and intelligent. Satya wins GK’s confidence and in this process, even GK’s love interest Sirisha (Anushka) also falls for Satya....

What’s it about: Satya (Nagarjuna) is a toughie whose confidence never fades, even in dire situations. Impressed by his attitude G.K. (Dev Gill), a goon of Hyderabad, invites Satya over to finish off one of his enemies. Obviously, G.K. is intimidated not by them, but the gang leader Peddanna (Pradeep Rawat) who supports his enemies. Together G.K. and Satya plot a way to finish the enemy off, without offending Peddanna. In the mean time, G.K.’s associate Shirisha (Anushka) takes an instant liking to Satya, and tries to woo him.Also running parallel to this story is that of Ashta Lakshmi (Priyamani), an innocent Brahmin girl, who is being chased by Peddanna’s henchmen about some other issue. She and her family insist help from Satya, though he isn’t completely helpful. With both these stories pointing towards same villain, Satya now starts reaching him. However, it is soon revealed that Satya has his own reasons to pursue Peddanna and his henchmen. Who is Satya, why he is after Peddanna,...

Film: Nagavalli Rating: 3.25/5Banner: Sri Sai Ganesh Productions Pvt Ltd Cast: Venkatesh, Anushka, Richa, Kamalini, Shraddha Das, Poonam Kaur, Brahmi, Dharmavarapu, Sarath Babu, Prabha, Raksha, Avinash, Suja, M S Narayana, Sameer etc Dialogues: Paruchuri Brothers Music: Guru Kiran Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh Cinematography: Sam K Naidu Screenplay, Direction: P Vasu Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh Release date: 16/12/2010 Venkatesh played enough of family man roles in soft humor treatment till now. After a long gap he tried something different. He came up with remake film ‘Nagavalli’ packed with huge technical elements. Let us see how the movie faired in first impression. Story: Ever since the portrait of Chandramukhi (Anushka) comes to a big house, strange things begin to happen to the owners (Sarath Babu, Prabha) and their family comprising of four daughters. They suspect the presence of a large snake and things get more complicated...

No Problem is so staggeringly brain dead and relentlessly tedious. This threadbare plot is an excuse for flat jokes, limp songs and action scenes, which are excessively violent for a comedy Read full review.. Anupama ChopraNDTV The gags in No Problem, however, fall flat repeatedly because the actors participating in them are in auto-pilot mode, and because the jokes are just not funny Read full review.. Rajeev MasandIBN The problems never cease in ‘No Problem’, an unending series of the most unfunny, disjointed scenes masquerading as a film Read full review.. Shubhra GuptaIndian Express No Problem is devoid of taste, flavour and jokes Read full review.. Raja Sen Rediff All you need to know is that you should stay away from No Problem. Unless masochism is your thing Read full review.. Aniruddha GuhaDNA The comedy may be forced throughout the film, but the characters make it digestible Read full review.. Blessy ChettiarDNA It lacks a cohesive screenplay,...

Synopsis: Shruti (Anushka Sharma) is a 20-something no-nonsense girl from a middle class Delhi household. Focused and determined with preplanned ambitions, her goals in life are well laid out by the time she reaches her final year of college. Bittoo (Ranveer Singh), on the other hand, has no real aim in life. As a final year college student of Delhi University, he whiles away his life having fun with his buddies, barely scraping through his exams. A chance and inopportune meeting (or as you would call it, fate) brings the two of them together on a tumultuous journey where they become partners in their very own, “Wedding planning ka bijness”. The rules however, are clear: “Jisse vyapaar karo, usse kabhi na pyaar karo” (Don’t mix business with pleasure). Together, their friendship and business, enters the ups and downs of the lavish Delhi weddings. And while trying to find themselves, Shruti and Bittoo discover each other and realize that in the course of their journey, unke khud ke rules...

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (U/A) Director: Ashutosh Gowariker Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Sikandar Kher Rating: ***Think of all the things you expect from a Hindi film about India’s freedom struggle. Songs about love for the motherland are a given, dialogues that speak of revolution a must, there will usually be a bunch of very bad firang actors cast as Britishers who will speak anglicised Hindi and at least one character will lay down his life to protect his friends’.Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (KHJJS) has all of the above ingredients that have usually resulted in films that are slightly over-the-top, even jingoistic, but which serve a purpose – that of giving you the thrill of watching the lives and stories of those who fought for the freedom we enjoy today.But director Ashutosh Gowariker, in his trademark fashion, keeps the hyperbole minimal and opts for a simpler treatment, and focusses primarily on narrating a story.Thankfully, in KHJJS, the story is what...