Hero puzzled over Son's future

The resonating voice of Sai Kumar helped his son Aadi to get recognition with his debut film 'Prema Kavali'. Directed by specialist Vijay Bhaskar, movie completed 50 days run in good number of theatres. However, Aadi made the mark as a sprouting small hero but it is known that father Sai Kumar is puzzled as how to take the career of his son forward from now on. Achi Reddy, who had spent beefy volumes of money on Aadi, promised to produce the young hero's second movie on his banner during the time of 'Prema Kavali' release. But, it is learnt that he is hiding his face after failing to make profits with Prema Kavali. Along with good story and good director, Sai Kumar might need even a good producer now, who has stomach and abdomen to risk on Aadi's second film. So, correct titles for Sai Kumar and his son now are 'Producer Kavali' and 'Director Kavali'.

Aadi's next flick with RR Movie Makers

Aadi, who is making debut in Prema Kaavali, has signed his second film even before the movie released. He will be doing his second film for the same producers - R R Movie Makers. On the other hand, his father and actor Saikumar is happy that his son is getting offers as hero.

It took several years for Saikumar to get stardom in the film industry. His current film,Prema Kaavali , is made with Rs 12 Crores budget, the producers announced. 

'Prema Kavali' Review: Commendable Debut

Rating: 3/5Banner: Max India Productions
Cast: Aadi, Isha Chawla, Brahmanandam, Dev Gill, Sindhu Tolani, Naga Babu, Jayasudha and others
Music: Anup Rubens
Cinematography: Chota K Naidu
Editing: Goutham Raju
Story, screenplay, direction: K Vijayabhaskar
Producer: K Atchi Reddy 
Release date: 25/02/2011

‘Dialogue King’ Sai Kumar is a tense father as his son Aadi is making his debut in cinema today. It is also a comeback of sorts for veteran director K Vijayabhaskar. Let us see what both of them have been upto

Story: Prema (Isha) is the darling daughter of a honest and strict police officer (Nasser) but she is currently being blackmailed by one person (Shafi). Prema’s tension catches the eye of her sister-in- law (Sindhu Tolani) and this reveals a flashback. The story is about Srinu (Aadi), Prema’s classmate and his love for her. However, Prema doesn’t respond to his love feelings but becomes friends with him. But an unexpected situation makes her hate Srinu and that becomes the cause of her worries. What is that situation? Is Srinu successful in his love story? All this forms the rest of the story.

Performances: Aadi has made a confident debut. He has built a sturdy physique, nice dance moves, expressive body language and above all, a voice and facial countenance that reminds his father. Overall, he came up with a good job. But instead of heavy build body, he would have concentrated on lean muscle built to get a romantic look. Aadi needs to concentrate on bringing depth in emotions from his second film onwards. On a whole, he passed the debut test without any hassles.

Isha Chawla will strike a chord with the youth audience. She is beautiful, has an adorable smile, an innocent sex appeal that makes her desirable. If she can polish few of her expressions then she has strong potential.

Dev Gill has that mean look but his role was brief. Shafi is a talent whose abilities must be challenged further. Supreeth has good screen presence but then his role was minimal. 

Brahmanandam and M S Narayana gave hilarious moments, their sense of timing and their screen chemistry was excellent. Ali gave his own share of laughs. Sindhu Tolani was decent, Nasser was matured as usual. Naga Babu and Jayasudha gave guest appearances. 

Highlights:

• Aadi’s ease in performance
• Isha Chawla’s glamour (don’t miss her wet song)
• Brahmi- M S Narayana comedy sequences
• Cinematography
• CG Effects
• Locations for songs and picturization

Setbacks:

• No great gripping romantic moments
• Two scenes in second half got dragged
• Dev Gill’s character should have got more strength and power

Analysis: More than the story it is the narration which plays a crucial role for any film and that’s where experienced directors like Vijayabhaskar make their mark.

Here, there was nothing special in the story but it was his screenplay and the right proportion of comedy, romance, emotions which gave a fresh look.

He was well supported by strong technicians and rich production values. Though there may not be very touching romantic moments, the film passes off without creating much dilemma.

At the box office, this will appeal to the college and youth audience. This looks like an attempt to show Aadi as an actor who can dance, fight and romance since he is looking ahead for portraying mass masala hero roles.

Bottomline: Good for time pass

A Talented Cricketer Who Became Telugu Hero

Cricket and cinema are two things that run in the veins of almost all the Indians. This is the story of one lad who started off as a cricketer and has now become a hero. He is none other than Aadhi, son of dialogue king Sai Kumar and he got to share his thoughts recently on his journey.

Aadhi said that he played for the Hyderabad Under 19 team and while Rayudu was his senior, the famous spinner Pragyan Ojha was his room mate. However, it was the influence of his grandfather P J Sarma (the noted dubbing artist and a senior actor) and father Sai Kumar which brought him to acting. Aadhi also revealed how his dad told that becoming an actor is a tough game.

So, he took rigorous training for four years by going to the gym and working on his physique, learnt dance from Lawrence, acting under Satyanand at Vizag and dialogues under Kakarla Master. Apparently, once he was through with his training, his dad showed the videos to producer Atchi Reddy and that’s how ‘Prema Kaavali’ took shape.

Prema Kaavali premiere show on Feb 24

Actor Sai Kumar (whose son Aadi is debuting) and producer Atchi Reddy are leaving no stone unturned to make Prema Kaavali a hit. They have already increased the publicity campaign all over the state. And now they are planning to host premiere show of the movie on a grand scale. Prema Kaavali's premiere show will be held on February 24 at Cinemax and all the biggies from Tollywood are invited.

Directed by K Vijaya Bhaskar, Prema Kaavali has music by Anup Ruebens.

Dialogue King's Son Exposes On 25th

The very mention of Dialogue King gets to mind one man Mohan Babu. However, while he is the onscreen dialogue king, there is another man who has rolled out innumerous dialogues for various heroes in his thumping voice which still reverberates across many theatre halls.

He is none other than Sai Kumar and right now, he is a tense father. Well, the reason for that is the exposure of his son. Don’t get wrong ideas but we are talking about Sai Kumar’s son Aadi who is making his debut into cinema with the new film ‘Prema Kavali’. This is hitting the screens on February 25th.

In Andhra Pradesh, Mohan Babu is considered the dialogue king but Sai Kumar is given the ’dialogue king’ title in Kannada as he made his presence felt there as well. For now, his eyes and the audience eyes are on Aadi to see whether he can surpass his dad in dialogues and prove his mettle or not.