The prestigious Yash Raj Films
ventured into South Indian film production with Aha Kalyanam. The movie
is the official remake of Band Baaja Baarat. Starring the super
talented Nani and Vaani Kapoor, this film is directed by debutante Gokul
Krishna. Aha Kalyanam has hit the screens today and let’s see how it
is.
Story :-
Shakti(Nani) is an aimless graduate, who does not know what to do with his life. One fine day, he meets Shruthi(Vaani Kapoor) at a wedding and becomes friends with her. Shruthi is an ambitious girl, who wants to start up her own wedding planning company.
One day, Shakti’s dad urges him to come back to his village and take care of their family business. In order to avoid his dad, Shakti lies to him that he is doing wedding planning as a business. In order to make his lie a truth, he meets Shrtuhi and requests her to make him her partner in the wedding planning business.
Shakti starts pestering Shruthi, and after a lot of deliberation, she agrees to partner with Shakti. They launch a wedding planning company called Getti Melam. As time passes by, their company becomes a huge success and Getti Melam becomes the talk of the town.
One fine day when Shruthi and Shakthi are celebrating their success, a small incident changes the dynamics of their personal relationship and both part ways..
What is that incident ? What happens to their business ? Will the couple get back together ? For all these answers you need to watch this film on big screen.
Plus Points:-
If Band Baaja Baarat was both Anushka and Ranveer’s show, Aha Kalyanam is undoubtedly Nani’s show all the way. His Tapori act and the way he has carried off his character is spell binding. Not even once, does one get reminded of Ranveer Singh from the original. He has tried his best to make this film tick.
Vaani Kapoor is definitely a find, and does well for her first film down south. She had a difficult character and has carried it off well. Her chemistry with Nani is good. First half of the film is entertaining mostly because of Nani’s antics.
Songs and dances have been picturized well. One of the important romantic scenes looks good on screen and has been shot very aesthetically
Minus Points:-
After watching the trailers, all those who had an opinion that Aha Kalyanam looked more like a Tamil film, are spot on. The entire culture, artists and set up is nothing like that of Telugu films. Though the weddings have been showcased well, they have an alien feel. The lack of Telugu nativity is felt sorely.
Second half of the film lacks emotional depth. In Band Baaja Baraat, the second is terrific and takes the film to another level. The entire second half has many dull moments and lacks the pace.
Aha Kalyanam is a faithful copy of Band Baaja Baarat, and those who have seen the Hindi version might not like this film.
The supporting cast is yet another drawback of this film. None of the characters make an impression, as Nani is left by himself to carry the film on his shoulders. Simran’s special appearance does not impress much.
Technical Aspects:-
Aha Kalyanam is high on technical values. As said earlier, all the weddings have been showcased colorfully. The art department has done a wonderful job in making this film look rich. Music of the film is just about OK, and only one or two songs are impressive. Background score is soothing.
Dialogues are impressive, and the ones written for Nani are hilarious. Screenplay of the film is apt in the first half, but some scenes in the second half lack clarity.
Director Gokul Krishna does not make a very good case for himself with this movie. He has just faithfully copied this film from the original.
Verdict:-
Aha Kalyanam is a film which works partially only because of Nani’s star status and talent. Sizzling chemistry from the lead pair is a plus. But a dragged out second half with not much of emotional depth spoils the fun. You can give this film a shot only for Nani, otherwise there is nothing Aaha about it
Story :-
Shakti(Nani) is an aimless graduate, who does not know what to do with his life. One fine day, he meets Shruthi(Vaani Kapoor) at a wedding and becomes friends with her. Shruthi is an ambitious girl, who wants to start up her own wedding planning company.
One day, Shakti’s dad urges him to come back to his village and take care of their family business. In order to avoid his dad, Shakti lies to him that he is doing wedding planning as a business. In order to make his lie a truth, he meets Shrtuhi and requests her to make him her partner in the wedding planning business.
Shakti starts pestering Shruthi, and after a lot of deliberation, she agrees to partner with Shakti. They launch a wedding planning company called Getti Melam. As time passes by, their company becomes a huge success and Getti Melam becomes the talk of the town.
One fine day when Shruthi and Shakthi are celebrating their success, a small incident changes the dynamics of their personal relationship and both part ways..
What is that incident ? What happens to their business ? Will the couple get back together ? For all these answers you need to watch this film on big screen.
Plus Points:-
If Band Baaja Baarat was both Anushka and Ranveer’s show, Aha Kalyanam is undoubtedly Nani’s show all the way. His Tapori act and the way he has carried off his character is spell binding. Not even once, does one get reminded of Ranveer Singh from the original. He has tried his best to make this film tick.
Vaani Kapoor is definitely a find, and does well for her first film down south. She had a difficult character and has carried it off well. Her chemistry with Nani is good. First half of the film is entertaining mostly because of Nani’s antics.
Songs and dances have been picturized well. One of the important romantic scenes looks good on screen and has been shot very aesthetically
Minus Points:-
After watching the trailers, all those who had an opinion that Aha Kalyanam looked more like a Tamil film, are spot on. The entire culture, artists and set up is nothing like that of Telugu films. Though the weddings have been showcased well, they have an alien feel. The lack of Telugu nativity is felt sorely.
Second half of the film lacks emotional depth. In Band Baaja Baraat, the second is terrific and takes the film to another level. The entire second half has many dull moments and lacks the pace.
Aha Kalyanam is a faithful copy of Band Baaja Baarat, and those who have seen the Hindi version might not like this film.
The supporting cast is yet another drawback of this film. None of the characters make an impression, as Nani is left by himself to carry the film on his shoulders. Simran’s special appearance does not impress much.
Technical Aspects:-
Aha Kalyanam is high on technical values. As said earlier, all the weddings have been showcased colorfully. The art department has done a wonderful job in making this film look rich. Music of the film is just about OK, and only one or two songs are impressive. Background score is soothing.
Dialogues are impressive, and the ones written for Nani are hilarious. Screenplay of the film is apt in the first half, but some scenes in the second half lack clarity.
Director Gokul Krishna does not make a very good case for himself with this movie. He has just faithfully copied this film from the original.
Verdict:-
Aha Kalyanam is a film which works partially only because of Nani’s star status and talent. Sizzling chemistry from the lead pair is a plus. But a dragged out second half with not much of emotional depth spoils the fun. You can give this film a shot only for Nani, otherwise there is nothing Aaha about it
ghlights:
Though promoted as a bilingual, it appeared more like a dubbed film. Care was not taken even during the close up shots with respect to lip sync. The nativity factor was also missed with proper Tamil casting. And it is needless to say how the dialogue pattern sounds in a dubbed film.
Except Nani, there is nothing that pulls the Telugu crowds to theatres. And it is true that the trailer has a pull factor as it proved successful in bluffing the audience that it is a tight packed rom com entertainer.
Much to the disappointment, the film runs like a dull drama with a single line story, predicted twists and more predicted conclusions. Since it's already watched by many Telugu audience earlier, this film promises nothing new. The songs were also not gripping.
First half is just ok and interval bang has some romance on screen. The second half goes serious and finally ends up abruptly in a lighter note.
Actually, there is ample scope to create humor when Shakti starts his new company after getting kicked out by Sruthi. But director didn't use the space.
The beginning, the bonding, the conflict, the solution and the reunion happens in a flow and there are no screenplay wonders. All in all, it's a film that can be watched at leisure on youtube.
Bottom line: It's not a grand marriage!
- See more at: http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/reviews/aaha-kalyanam-review-no-aaha-just-kalyanam-54134.html#sthash.i01DbaRk.dpuf
- Nani
- Lack of entertainment
Though promoted as a bilingual, it appeared more like a dubbed film. Care was not taken even during the close up shots with respect to lip sync. The nativity factor was also missed with proper Tamil casting. And it is needless to say how the dialogue pattern sounds in a dubbed film.
Except Nani, there is nothing that pulls the Telugu crowds to theatres. And it is true that the trailer has a pull factor as it proved successful in bluffing the audience that it is a tight packed rom com entertainer.
Much to the disappointment, the film runs like a dull drama with a single line story, predicted twists and more predicted conclusions. Since it's already watched by many Telugu audience earlier, this film promises nothing new. The songs were also not gripping.
First half is just ok and interval bang has some romance on screen. The second half goes serious and finally ends up abruptly in a lighter note.
Actually, there is ample scope to create humor when Shakti starts his new company after getting kicked out by Sruthi. But director didn't use the space.
The beginning, the bonding, the conflict, the solution and the reunion happens in a flow and there are no screenplay wonders. All in all, it's a film that can be watched at leisure on youtube.
Bottom line: It's not a grand marriage!
- See more at: http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/reviews/aaha-kalyanam-review-no-aaha-just-kalyanam-54134.html#sthash.i01DbaRk.dpuf
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