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Mega Prince Varun Tej who carries 'Mega' legacy on his shoulders is under some pressure to meet the expectations. Though the young actor is being lauded for the kind of stories he chooses and not opting the mass image which showcases him in larger than life roles, he is yet to deliver a conventional blockbuster. His debut movie, Mukunda, was a neat family entertainer but still failed to click at the box office.
Krish directorial Kanche, drew a lot of accolades but commercially was an average flick. The 6-foot tall lad who is in quest of a first big commercial success has pinned hopes on his upcoming release, Fida. Shekar Kammula, the mastermind behind some classics such as Anand and Happy Days, has wielded microphone for the movie. It's an out and out love story where the script of the movie is seen as the hero. The audio launch of Fida was held yesterday and here is what the team of Fida opined about the movie. Shekhar Kammula The 45-year-old director showered praises on lead actors, Varun Tej and Sai Pallavi for their dedication and performance. Shekhar also heaped tonnes of appreciation on the movie's producer, Dil Raju for his professionalism and commitment despite personal issues. The director is confident about the movie's output and is sure to deliver a success at the box office. Dil Raju The dynamic and passionate producer who is basking in success of hat-trick successes this year with Shatanamam Bhavathi, Nenu Local and Duvvada Jagannadham is all set to strike four in a row with Fida. Raju claimed that the entire responsibility was shouldered by Shekhar Kammula and the producer's role was restricted only to the bankrolling of the project and nothing else. Raju as well expressed his happiness about Varun's choice of an out and out love story as the former is confident that the latter would replicate the success of his Baabai (Pawan Kalyan) who delivered classic hits such as Suswagatham and Tholi Prema. Sai Pallavi Sunday Holiday Box Office: 6 Days Kerala Collections Nivin Pauly Is The New Busy Bee In Town! Shocking! Kumkum Bhagya Fans Lodge Complaint Against The Show! Featured Posts The girl who swooned audience across all South Indian states through her mesmerising performance in Premam, is all set to mark her debut in Tollywood. The movie which is said to be emphasising the lead actors will have Sai Pallavi dominating the screen for a longer period of time. The highlight of the actress role is the fact that she would be seen dubbing for herself for the character of Bramharambha. Her diction and Telugu accent during the audio launch too, seemed very adorable and she is sure to sweep the youth of Telugu states by their feet. Varun Tej The young talent of Mega clan thanked the director, producer, music director, singers and lyricists of the movie. Varun as well remembered his Peddanana (Chiranjeevi) and Baabai (Pawan Kalyan) for being an inspiration and laying a strong foundation. Sunday Holiday Box Office: 6 Days Kerala Collections Nivin Pauly Is The New Busy Bee In Town! Shocking! Kumkum Bhagya Fans Lodge Complaint Against The Show! Featured Posts Varun admitted the fact that the role of Sai Pallavi is more dominating and would remain as the highlight of the movie. Also the fact that the character of Brahmarambha is a fan of Pawan Kalyan in the movie which made the handsome hunk feel a bit jealous as it was him, who is a Pawan Kalyan fan in real life. The movie is all set to hit screens on 21st July and one wishes the entire team only the best.

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Movie: Fidaa
Rating: 3.25/5
Banner: Sri Venkateshwara Creations
Cast: Varun Tej, Sai Pallavi, Sai Chand, Raja, Satyam Rajesh, Sharanya Pradeep and others
Cinematography: Vijay C Kumar
Music: Shakthikanth Karthick
Editing: Marthand Venkatesh
Producers: Raju, Sirish
Written and Directed by: Sekhar Kammula
Release date: July 21, 2017

Sekhar Kammula, the director of classic hits such as "Anand" and "Happy Days", has returned to the genre of love stories after a long gap.

The recently released trailer and the soothing melodies coupled with Sai Pallavi's charm raised expectations on the film. Find out if Kammula has come back to form or not.

Story:
Varun (Varun Tej), a NRI, lands in rural village in Telangana to attend the wedding ceremony of his brother (Raja) and meets Bhanumathi (Sai Pallavi), the bride's sister. They get attracted to each other and start finding out about themselves.

Due to a misunderstanding, they part ways on a bad note. Though he likes her, she hates him for some incident.

Months later, Bhanumathi comes to USA to see her pregnant sister. Will they fall in love this time? Does the story end on happier note?
Artistes’ Performances:
Though it is a love story, it is the heroine who gets complete dominance. The story is more about Bhanumathi, played by Sai Pallavi, than Varun.

And in the role of Bhanumathi, debutante Sai Pallavi (who played the role of lecturer in Malayalam's Premam) steals the show. It is her show from the start to finish. She has terrific screen presence and her performance is quite believable. Quite impressive that she got the Telugu language with Telangana dialect so perfectly.

Sai Chand as heroine’s father and Sathyam Rajesh are good. Sharanya Pradeep as Sai Pallavi's sister and Raja have done decent job as well.

Technical Excellence:
Music director Shakthikanth Karthick has come up with three good songs - "Vacchinde", "Edo Avuthondi" and "Oosupodu" but the songs are not filmed properly. Except "Vacchinde", rest come as montage songs.

Next technician that deserves pat on the shoulder is Vijay Kumar. He has filmed both rural Telangana and USA locations beautifully.

Editing work doesn't impress much as pace of movie is quite slow. Production values by Dil Raju are first rate.

Highlights:
Sai Pallavi's charm and performance
First half
New locations
Songs

Drawback:
Slow pace
Not so impressive climax

Analysis:
Sekhar Kammula's recent movies like "Life Is Beautiful" and "Anamika" have failed to strike a note with the audiences. Hence he has gone back to his roots - telling simple love stories with a strong female character.

"Fidaa" has his trademark story of two youngsters finding love in love-hate-love cycle, but this time the backdrop is rural Telangana and USA.

What he has done this time is telling a story with a spirited young woman called Bhanumathi, who claims to be 'single piece', as there is none like her.

The characterisation of Bhanumathi is different. Her attitude, her dialogues, her idealistic nature is likable to the core.

And luckily, Sekhar Kammula found a perfect heroine for his character in the form of Sai Pallavi. She has owned the role and lived in it.

Her performance is the single major attraction of this movie that has some strong notes, some dull moments. The film completely belongs to her. Anybody can easily go fidaa over her.

She is not what can term a conventional beauty (she has acne on her face), but the girl-next-door looks and killer performance wins over.

Sekhar Kammula begins the movie in a shaky manner, but the romance of Sai Pallavi and Varun Tej take us into the story.

There are not any moments or scenes that we haven't seen before, but the realistic handling makes all the difference. Entire first half of the movie is so cool and heart-warming.

Once the intermission happens with the misunderstanding between the two lovers, the story shifts to the US. From here, the movie loses its pace and the fun element also wears off.

Sekhar Kammula has included some heavy and dull situations post interval and that sort of drags on the story.

Yet, moments like Varun Tej expressing his love towards her during their car journey and asking her to be a friend at least make an impression. The scene of Sai Pallavi coming to a party in modern dress is good too.

All through the film, we see love and hate, hate and love sequences. But the love moments are lovely to some extent. The hate moments are not that impressive. We get a feeling that the misunderstanding scene should have had a stronger reason.

The biggest striking point of the movie is realistic portrayal of village, characters and conversations. Though the dialogues mouthed by Sai Pallavi may not be easily comprehended in Andhra and Rayalaseema areas, they in fact sparkle with wit.

All in all, "Fidaa" is a niche film that works with movie lovers who seek realistic love stories and can bear slow pace. This is not for all.

But one must appreciate Sekhar Kammula for making a movie with such a strong female character and going with the flow vis-a-vis commercial thinking.

At the box-office, the film has high chances to click in A centres and overseas.

Bottom-line: Niche Love Story

 

http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/fidaa-quick-review/article19323543.ece

 

Fidaa starring Sai Pallavi and Varun Tej hit the screens today. Directed by Sekhar Kammula

Fidaa is a love story with strong protagonists. "In Fidaa, the conflict is caused by personalities. I think I’ve managed to put forth a strong thought towards the end and hope girls will love it. I missed that in Anamika," said the director in an interview before the film's release.

Fidaa boasts of a strong supporting cast in non-stereotypical parts - Sai Chand, Saranya, child actor Aryan from Florida, Seetharama Sastry’s son Raja and Geeta Bhaskar.

 

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Director Tarun Bhascker who scored it big with Pellichoopulu , for a change finds the spotlight centered on his mother Geetha Bhaskar. Geetha made her silver screen debut as an actor with Fidaa and the response to her performance in the movie has been very positive. Geetha played the role of aunt to Bhanumathi (Sai Pallavi) in Fidaa , and she brings up Bhanumathi and her elder sister following their mother's death. 'She played a character in my short film AnukokundaLater, Anish Kuruvilla who is a good friend of Shekhar Kammula and played the role of Ritu Varma's father in Pellichoopulu , recommended her to Shekhar for Fidaa . She was called for an audition and I told my mother that she would not make it but she vowed to prove me wrong and did exactly that. After she had completed shooting for Fidaa, Shekhar Kammula told Anish Kuruvilla, "Tarun will definitely regret not casting his mother in Pellichoopulu ," said Tarun Bhascker.

 

https://www.mirchi9.com/movienews/n...ement-work-film-get-involved-right-script-wo/

 

It’s a known fact in the industry that producers like Dil Raju who have good judgement on what would work in a film get themselves involved right from the script work to the final product. Frankly, he is said to be the ghost director of most of his films. Of course, he worked mostly with the directors he can command and involve.
However, ‘Fidaa’ isn’t ghost directed by Dil Raju. The Shekhar Kammula kind of style giving importance to moments rather than an extraordinary story clearly speaks the fact. Shekhar Kammula’s style of filmmaking doesn’t allow others to interfere as he alone knows the thread between the scenes in his films. That could be the reason why Dil Raju never interfered and gave full freedom to the director. The producer visited the sets of the film only a couple of times and felt it’s all about moments rather than the story. So, there was no chance to make corrections or suggest changes. Well, a filmmaker like Shekhar Kammula needs that kind of freedom to come up with the best he can offer. Wont you agree?

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