Big movies coming soon!!

Many big movies are coming up this summer like Iron Man-2, Prince of Persia, Rakta Charitra-1 and 2, etc..
Having a look at Rakta Charitra's trailer on Maa tv yesterday evening, it seems to have lots of politics apart from the expected gory scenes, but all of that create lots of curiosity about the movie which is a great package for promotion. One thing is unique about this movie--Never did we see a movie trailer coming with part 1 and 2 names at the same time! Of course the movies will be released with gap of few months, but their trailers with strong narration create a powerfull feel and make us guess what to expect from them!
And yes..today is the release of the Iron Man-2 and its fans can hardly wait for it!


With love.. Anil

Magadheera..The Blockbuster..on May 15[Maa tv]!!

Finally the suspense over Magadheera's Satellite Premiere is over and its coming to your Maa tv on May 15th!

Its been more than a month since promos have begun on Maa tv. Similar to the movie's mega success, this premiere too will surely be the most exciting one for a lot of people. Ironically, Telugu movie is coming on Maa tv while the tamil version[dubbed and re-shooting a few scenes] hasnt released yet!

The movie has that look, feel and awe that makes you go to the theaters and watch it rather than take a DVD.

Remembering the time when I watched it in a theatre nearby, I was blown away with the experience after deciding to watch it on the big screen based on a small preview! You may say "wow!..it looked so good on DVD. Why not see it in theater?" and thats exactly what worked in the movie's favour- Bringing people to the theatres in this age of cheap DVDs.

Its story may not be too fresh, nor is there much of comedy, but the cinematography, action, and entertainment factor rocked big time and the passion of the director Rajamouli is clearly visible. 

Coming to the visual effects, its hard to find out which part of the frame is VFX and which one is real, and that is something we may not have seen in any Indian movie yet.

Hats off to all the team of Magadheera for their spectacular work. 

Eagerly awaiting for the satellite premiere on May15th!

With love.. Anil

It was on September 15th that I watched Magadheera on the big screen streamed in high digital quality thanks to UFO[United Film Organizers] Digital Cinema which ensures only the best quality in every screening of the movie. Movies are beamed to theatre directly from satellite..somewhat like DTH. So it is after a gap of exactly 8 months that it is again coming from satellite directly to tv in digital quality!

Talking of Digital Cinema in general, it works something like below:

A phenomenon happening on twitter!!

Yesterday evening, got to know that someone is creating ripples in the twitter! He has got thousands of followers within the first couple of hours of joining it!
And it is the "Emperor of Cricket" and the ideal ambassador for cricket, and goes by the name- Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar!
Well, it would be like praising the greatness of sun's brightness, but let me tell you that he is the perfect example for not only aspiring cricketers but anyone who wants to achieve something in life!
Its amazing to see how a simple middle class citizen kept chasing his dreams and showing the world what could one achieve with perseverence and passion. And all that without much gimmicky and a cool manner!
Personally I feel he will have the most followers for any Indian, and up there with the most famous celebrities of the world!
Keep going Sachin!


With love.. Anil

"Animators need to act!!"

The other day was full of fun and laughter as an acting session took place in the institute. Animators after all need to know the nuances of acting in much the same way as actors do, so that they can apply the same expressions and body movements to the characters that they create with a lot of hard work. Giving facial expressions is not at all an easy task! Avatar must certainly have had a sigh of relief as more than 95% of the performance has been given captured directly from the real actors by the special camera that was designed specially for the movie!
Coming back to the acting session, the dialogue "Find my angel of demon and kill him!" turned out to be funny..Funny, because it had a completely different kind of reaction from colleagues/friends who were present there! 


It was meant to be a serious dialogue where a king dreamt of an angel which is going to kill him and therefore he orders all his ministers to find that angel of death and kill him. 


[Similar to King Kansa who killed the elder siblings of Lord Krishna because he was told by a Goddess that he would die in the hands of his own nephew]


Later on, felt that it would have been more funny if the word "laka laka laka laka" from the popular 2007 film Chandramukhi [remake of a malayalam film] had been added to it!, which goes well with the king's order to kill someone who could end his life! "Find my angel of demon and kill him! Laka laka laka laka!"


With love.. Anil