always_happy116 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Posted June 27, 2014 Autonagar Surya June 27th, 2014, 01:39 PM IST MOVIE:Autonagar Surya RATING: 2.5/5 Cast: Naga Chaitanya , Samantha , Ajay , Jaya Prakash Reddy and others Directed by : Deva Katta Produced by : K Atchi Reddy Banner :RR Movie Makers, Max India Productions Music by : Anup Rubens Release Date : 2014-06-27 Autonagar Surya Movie Review After going through various struggles and obstacles throughout the production stage, Autonagar Surya has finally seen light today. Expectations are riding on this film as Deva Katta has proved his mettle with his previous film Prasthanam and the trailers of the film looked promising. Did Autonagar Surya live up to the expectations or not? What is it about? Surya (Naga Chaitanya) is brought up on the streets of Autonagar after his parents gets killed by goons. At the age of fifteen Surya kills a rowdy and goes to jail. He gets graduated in the prison and plans to settle down by starting his own garage in Autonagar. But Indra (Jayaprakash Reddy), the local dada never lets Surya to fulfill his dreams. Performance: Naga Chaitanya: This is a challenging role for Naga Chaitanya who has done mostly romantic characters in his career so far. He did well and carried the film upon his shoulders. However one gets a feeling that Chaitanya should wait for few more years before taking up larger than life characters. He is too cute and looked so young to be a mass leader. Samantha: Samantha has limited role in this film and she did her bit. Her on screen chemistry with Chaitanya is impressive. Others: Sai Kumar got a meaty role, but it is not something special like he did in Prasthanam. TV actor Madhu played the villain character and he is good. Jayaprakash Reddy and Ajay are usual. Actors who did the characters of hero friends also did a good job. Brahmanandam is wasted and Raghubabu is very loud. Technicalities:Music: Music by Anup is passable. A couple of songs are good on screen. Background score is good most of the scenes. Direction: Deva Katta excelled as dialogue writer. There are so many philosophical and thought provoking lines in the film. He chose a very stale subject and couldn't do much in presenting it in a novel way. He handled few scenes very well and did a mediocre job in dealing with certain scenes. Others: Cinematography is good and maintains the intense mood throughout the film. Editing could have been better. The film drags on and on at times. There are so many lengthy scenes in the film. Production values are good. Thumbs Up: Dialogues Naga Chaitanya performance Thumbs Down: Violent second half Cliched story line Weak narration Analysis: Deva Katta tries to set a mood with the starting scenes itself. We get a clear picture that this film is going to be intense emotional drama after watching initial scenes. Although director had intentions to make a powerful film about the corrupted system, he fails to connect the dots. The film's graph goes up and down with few scenes working and a few not. Deva Katta chose the 90's backdrop for this film as Rowdyism was very common in those days. He did his best to bring out the retro look by using the posters and cars of 90s. He focused more on preaching morals than content and that has turned out to be the biggest weak link for this film. Dialogues despite being impressive were tad lengthy and each scene takes an eternity to end. First half has some good moments that will raise hopes over the second half. But the second half failed to live up with action taking the front seat. Mood of the film turns very serious and there is little scope left for other elements. Chaitanya and Samantha's love track goes missing in the second hour. Forced comedy doesn't help the movie much. They could simply chop off Brahmanandam's scenes which are sheer waste of time. Autonagar Surya doesn't have many positives and it may find it tough to win at the box office. Anyone would have expected a better product from Deva Katta after seeing Prasthanam. Sadly Autonagar Surya is not at least half of it. Verdict: Autonagar Surya - Boring Action Saga!
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always_happy116 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Report Posted June 27, 2014 'Auto Nagar Surya' Review: Outdated Plot Fails To Impress Published Date : 26-Jun-2014 22:00:00 GMT Movie: Auto Nagar Surya Rating: 2.5/5 Banner: R R Movie MakersCast: Naga Chaitanya, Samantha, Sai Kumar, Jayaprakash Reddy, Bramhanandam, Venu Medhav, Ajay and OthersMusic: Anup RubensEditor: Gowtham RajuCinematographer: Srikanth SarojProducer: Atchi ReddyStory, Screenplay, Dialogues and Direction: Deva KattaRelease Date: 27th June, 2014 When one looks at the posters of Naga Chaitanya and Samantha, one instantly thinks of a romantic, feel-good film. In short, a youthful entertainer which promises lots of fun and has loads of songs. Instead, Naga Chaitanya tries his hand at action genre yet again with Auto Nagar Surya. In the past, he did Josh and Bezawada both of which failed at the box office. But his infatuation with action genre seems to be strong and he makes yet another brave attempt. However, ever since Auto Nagar Surya went on the floors, it faced various problems, both in terms of production delays and later in terms of financial troubles for the makers. So, the film’s release date has been postponed inadvertently and just when everyone gave up on the film, the producers managed to release it. Of course, they felt the success of Naga Chaitanya-starrer Manam would rub off on the film as it has been in the making for a very long time. Let’s check how this latest directorial venture of Dev Katta who showed much promise with Vennela and Prasthanam has shaped up. Story: As the title suggests, it’s the story of mechanic Surya (Naga Chaitanya), an orphan who grows up in Auto Nagar. When a rowdy sheeter kills his friend for no apparent reason, Surya kills him and goes to jail as a teenager. Once out of jail, Surya decides to go about life like a law-abiding citizen. But due to the deeply entrenched rowdy system, he constantly ends up meeting anti-social elements. The film tries to show how Surya deals with the problem head-on and how he finally makes sure that he lives the life he wanted to. Artistes’ Performance: The film showcases the hitherto unseen side of Naga Chaitanya as an actor. He too tries his best to fit into the action-oriented role. While his effort and hard work is quite obvious, one cannot help feeling that he is rather young to play such a serious role. Well, one could blame this on the success of Manam, where he was seen in a more youthful and playful role, which kind of suited him better than the serious role he gets to play in Auto Nagar Surya. Also, it is quite obvious that he is playing the part. Of course, that is not to undermine his sincerity, but he fumbles with dialogue delivery and looks like he needs a couple of years before he can take up such serious subjects with more confidence. On the plus side though, his scenes with Samantha clearly show that he is ideal to play the romantic lead. Coming to Samantha, she has a brief role which is almost non-existent in the second half. But she manages to pull off her part rather convincingly. Of course, she looks pretty as usual. As for the rest of the cast, the role that is usually played by Kota or Prakash Raj has been given to Sai Kumar and he does a good job. Madhu of Ruturagaulu fame is a good find as the villain. Jayaprakash Reddy, Ajay and Jeeva are seen in their usual roles. Nandu who played hero’s friend gets to play a short, but key role in the film as the entire story revolves around his character. On the whole, all actors put in commendable performances. But Brahmanandam and Venu Madhav’s track ends up being a lame effort in making the audience laugh in an otherwise serious plot. Technical Expertise: Music is by Anup Rubens who is a rage after his hit tracks in three consecutive hits like Manam, Gundejaari Gallantayyinde and Ishq. But Auto Nagar Surya’s music is nothing much to write about. It’s just about average barring the song Manchali and the same can be said about background score. On the other hand, cinematography is good and is reminiscent of the 1990s. Both the cinematographer and art director have taken special care to recreate the mood of the ’90s and succeed. Director Dev Katta shows glimpse of his talent at places, but fails to match up to the bar he set for himself by making Prasthanam. Incidentally, dialogues have been penned by him too. At the outset, it has to be acknowledged that he did come up with some interesting dialogues about life and its philosophy. But a few dialogues are very lengthy and test the intelligence of the average movie-goer. Of course, they will be surely appreciated by people who like literature and understand the finer nuances of Telugu language, but the ordinary cinema-goers might get intimidated by them. Instead, Dev Katta could have opted for a more easy-going, natural style of narration which would have also made the viewing more effortless. Highlights: Dialogues The 15 minutes before the interval Drawbacks: Narration Second half Analysis: One of the main drawbacks of the film is the period in which it is set in. As the plot tries to dissect and revisit the rowdy culture of the ’90s, it does not match up to the sense and sensibilities of the audiences these days. And having chosen an outdated theme for his film, Dev Katta tries his best to recreate the feel and mood for his story. Another flaw is the randomness in the way the story progresses. Most of the scenes are not inter-linked and the screenplay is rather jerky. To add to this, Dev Katta tried to insert a comedy track that does more harm than good to the movie. Though the main plot emerges during the second half, here, the director loses track totally. The scenes showing the growth of Surya into a force that fights rowdy sheeters are quite tame. Similarly, the scenes between the rowdies and the hero also fail to impress the audience as they fail to capture the tension. The director disappoints even during the climax scenes as the film ends on a rather predictable note. In the first half scenes between Surya and Samantha and one scene in the Union meeting, no other bit remains with you after you leave the theatre. In all, Dev Katta would have been better off if he dealt with a contemporary subject than going into the past. Bottomline: Wasted effort
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ChampakDas Posted June 27, 2014 Report Posted June 27, 2014 Performance: Naga Chaitanya: This is a challenging role for Naga Chaitanya who has done mostly romantic characters in his career so far. He did well and carried the film upon his shoulders. However one gets a feeling that Chaitanya should wait for few more years before taking up larger than life characters. He is too cute and looked so young to be a mass leader. Thumbs Up: Dialogues Naga Chaitanya performance
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JANASENA Posted June 27, 2014 Report Posted June 27, 2014 DUB this movie in tamil and rightaway the producer will get his movie back. no loss
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