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Bob
Yavvanam Kaatesina Bewarse
Username: Bob
Post Number: 1286
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 220.240.44.49
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Badri
Celebrity Bewarse
Username: Badri
Post Number: 8929
Registered: 09-2004
Posted From: 130.243.43.217
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 8:43 am: | |
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Bob
Yavvanam Kaatesina Bewarse
Username: Bob
Post Number: 1256
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 220.240.44.49
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 7:38 am: | |
buss ee buss mayaa nannu anadu naku telsu |
Donga_evaru
Mudiripoyina Bewarse
Username: Donga_evaru
Post Number: 4146
Registered: 08-2004
Posted From: 134.130.240.147
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 7:13 am: | |
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Bob
Yavvanam Kaatesina Bewarse
Username: Bob
Post Number: 1234
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 220.240.44.49
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 7:10 am: | |
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Naagaraja
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Naagaraja
Post Number: 322
Registered: 06-2005
Posted From: 129.33.49.251
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Votes: 1(Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 07, 2005 - 8:33 am: | |
edisav lee |
Aavakaaya
Kurra Bewarse
Username: Aavakaaya
Post Number: 848
Registered: 04-2004
Posted From: 195.220.151.50
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Votes: 2(Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 07, 2005 - 2:29 am: | |
(Read G as Ghantasala)
I never wished to call MAYABAZAR a movie, I never had and I never will!
It is a NAVARASABHARITHA KALAA KHANDAMU. ( I would like to apologise to
all the G's fans and MAYABAZAR fans on the net for making an amateur
attempt in trying to describe the film in thus many limited words.)
MAYABAZAR was my first-ever film in my life. I saw it at the age of
4 years and 2 months. I saw it in a theatre with my both Menaththayalu.
I thank God to this day for making MAYABAZAR my debut-film in my Life.
To this day, I have seen the movie atleast 250 times. I cannot believe it
myself. I was told by my Menaththayyalu that I rolled up and
down with laughter when the (Yasa)SVR ate all the Laddoos and the other
pindivantalu and when the bazaar was being created by Chinamayaa (Ramana
Reddy) and many other such scenes. I do not think that they were
exaggerating when they said that I was the loudest laughing person in the
whole auditorium. Even to this day, when I see those scenes, I have the
same instinctive feelings. I can go on writing for days reg. this topic.
Here are my humble comments on a few of MAYABAZAR's aspects:
1. Density [my terminology]: ( Amount of information in a scene)
MAYABAZAR is a hi-super-duper-density film. In any particular
scene, you can find various actors performing at the same time, the
photography and the screenplay are shown, the lyrics of the songs and finally
and most importantly G's voice and music harmoniously travelling
through our ears. Just imagine, if you try and concentrate on the actors'
actions alone, you may be in the danger of missing the photography or the
melody of the songs or the lyrics or vice-versa. In fact, I do believe
that, viewing MAYABAZAR once is not at all sufficient. Atleast 3-4 times
might give one a sense of satisfaction if not complete contentment.
Everytime, I see it, I invariably have something new for me in it!
MAYABAZAR exposes the limited nature of our capabilities as regards to
observation, photography, music, lyrics etc. ( all in a single scene).
Hence, as the saying goes, "ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH!!"
2. Songs:
G's versatile, melodious, melliflous etc. voice gives one a
floating-in-the-air sensation. Just imagine G singing for Relangi in
"Sundari..." in a comical tone, singing for 3 different people with three
different voices in "Lahiri ...", and many other songs in various moods
like romantic, sad, comical etc. It is breathtaking to hear this but is true.
{ Coming to G's singing for different people in the same song,
"Devadeva dhavalachala...." for NTR and ANR in Bhookailas needs a special
mention. The voice-modulation is really admirable. Must have been a
left-hand job for The LEGEND-WITH-A-GOLDEN-VOICE. }
Added to G's voice, the lyrics are memorable to this day.
3. Scenes:
When you see the movie or listen to the audio recording of the
film, you will be amazed to see such an excellent coordination of scenes
as if they are beautifully decorated in a garland. Actually, I did not
feel any difference following the flow of the film while listening to the
audio tape as compared to viewing it. ( Mr. Madan Mohan has already made
a mention of this earlier.)
4. Photography:
5. Actors/actresses:
6. Usage of new words like : "Alamalam", Asama/Thasamadheeyulu etc.
7. The number of popular jatheeyams:- "Pandithyam kanna gnanam mukhyam" etc.
8. Comparison to other movies:
Many movies can be rated as Musical hits, tragedy hits, comical
hits, dance hits etc. but this is the ONE and ONLY film in the entire
movie history of Telugu films that is a SUPER-HIT on ALL FRONTS!!
(Actually, MAYABAZAR cannot/should not be compared to any other film at
all!!)
And so on and so forth..... there are a host of such topics to write about.
As it is I feel I have taken enough of your' time. So I would like to
conclude regarding this topic that:
* MAYABAZAR is a NA-BHOOTHO-NA-BHAVISHYATHAY kind of film and
* Ghantasala garu is a NA-BHOOTHO-NA-BHAVISHYATHAY type of singer and music
director who is a major shareholder of the credit that goes to this film.
I ask forgiveness of you for this intrusion without proper introduction :-)
I am Praveen Kumar Nidumolu. from Hyderabad. Pursuing M.S in Engg.
Mechanics at Mississippi State University. ( another major
subscriber/contributor: Ramakrishna Sanka & I are room-mates incidentally.)
Thanking all those in this newsgroup who made this self-expression of mine
possible, I remain. Comments please???
Praveen Kumar Nidumolu. |
Prasanth
Bewarse Legend
Username: Prasanth
Post Number: 16606
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 203.199.213.4
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 6:09 pm: | |
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Yendi_naa_royya
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Yendi_naa_royya
Post Number: 235
Registered: 06-2005
Posted From: 68.199.132.27
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 6:06 pm: | |
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Aavakaaya
Kurra Bewarse
Username: Aavakaaya
Post Number: 831
Registered: 04-2004
Posted From: 195.220.151.50
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Votes: 1(Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 1:30 am: | |
Maya Bazaar (1957/I)
A Must See, 16 December 2004
After watching movies like, Lord of the Rings, Troy, Harry Potter, Flash Gordon etc, one would wonder what this movie made by Indians in 1957 offers in terms of story, special effects, acting and all. But there ends the doubt. Maya bazaar is a tale which revolves around the kidnapping of Balarama's daughter Sasi rekha by Bhima's son Gatothgaja and her wedding to Abhimanyu, son of Arjuna. Full of special effects, camera tricks by the famous camera man Marcus Bartley, this movie is a visual feast to even modern audiences. The incredible star cast includes SVR, NTR, ANR, CSR, Relangi, Ramana Reddy, Savitri, Mukkamala, Mikkineni, and Surya kantam is unmatched in any other such venture. One can doubtlessly credit each of the above actors with a modern day Oscar (for lack of better recognized awards).
The story starts with Balarama promising his sister Subhadra that her son Abhimanyu,(Arjunas son) will be given his daughter Sasi rekha in marriage. This is endorsed by Balarama's brother, Sri Krishna. Abhimanyu and Sasi rekha are just kids when this promise is made and they eventually grow up separately in their own houses i.e Indra prasta and Dwaraka respectively. But as fate would have it, the Pandavas lose their wealth, kingdom in an unjust game of dice and are condemned to a 13 year exile by the Kauravas. Subhadra along with Abhimanyu seeks asylum with her brothers, Balarama and Sri Krishna. Balarama sets out to condemn the injustice done by the Kauravas to the Pandavas. But the Dushtachatushtayam (evil quadrangle formed by Duryodhana, Dushyasana, Sakuni and Karna) honour the furious Balarama and pacify him with praises and trick him into believing that the game of dice was won in a just way. The easily pleased Balarama returns to Dwaraka after promising Duryodhana that Sasi rekha would become his son's wife.
This news reaches Subhadra and she feels insulted by this gesture made by her own brother in seeking alliance with the enemies of her husband. Sasi rekha who is in love since her childhood with Abhimanyu is heart broken. Subhadra and Abhimanyu plan to leave Dwaraka unable to bear this. But the All knowing Sri Krishna, asks the charrioteer to take them to Gatothgaja's ashram instead. In course of time, after a few encounters with Gatothgaja's rakshasas and with Gatothgaja himself, Abhimanyu and Subhadra are united with Gatothgaja and his mother Hidimbi who is Bhima's wife. The brothers plan to take revenge on the Dushtachatushtayam after Abhimanyu recounts to his brother the events leading to Sasi rekha's planned wedding with Lakshmana, Duryodhana's son. Eventually, Gatothgaja with the help of Sri Krishna, kidnaps Sasi rekha and transports her to his ashrama where she is united with Abhimanyu. Gatothgaja, with his maya disguises himself as Sasi rekha and replaces her in Dwaraka after asking his henchmen Chinnamaya to build a welcome palace for the Kauravas who are set to arrive with the wedding procession. Chinnamaya along with Lambu and Jambu designs and builds a welcome palace with his MAYA and that is the MAYA BAZAAR. It is here that the wedding procession arrives with the groom Lakshmana and the Dushtachatushtayam, and the events that follow are hilarious.
The various events that take place in the MAYA BAZAAR where the bride's party caters to all the whims of the groom's party, with a funny twist for each are remarkable. The false Sasi rekha(Gatothgaja in disguise) behaves with Lakshmana in such a way that he starts becoming frightened of her and the final drama at the wedding alter leads the groom's party into believing that the bride Sasi rekha(Gatothgaja in disguise) is possessed by evil spirits. The Dushtachatushtayam blame Sri Krishna for all this because of this partiality towards the Pandavas. Ultimately Sri Krishna reveals to Balarama that the Dushtachatushtayam had tricked him by making him fall for their courtesy into this and explains that the true Sasi rekha is being married to Abhimanyu for the same muhurtam. The Dushtachatushtayam are bashed up and transported to Hastinapura and the rest attend Sasi rekha's wedding all by Gatothgaja's maya.
The sequences where Sasi rekha(Gatothgaja in disguise) meets Lakshmana for the first time, where Sasi rekha(Gatothgaja in disguise) eats up the food meant for the entire host, where Chinnamaya, lambu and jambu torture the groom's sidekicks are totally hilarious. The director has left no stone unturned in squeezing the best from all the cast. Songs are wonderful and are melodiously informative. Poems are circumstantial adding punch to the already marvelous dialogues. The skeleton for the story is derived from the Mahabharata but the meat is mostly fictional.
I have a personal feeling that this is the best movie, ever made. This is a movie for everyone and is made to perfection.
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rgulla from IMDB
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