Jalsa
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| Directed by | Trivikram Srinivas |
| Produced by | Allu Aravind |
| Written by | Trivikram Srinivas |
| Starring | Pawan Kalyan, Ileana D'Cruz, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Parvati Melton |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
| Cinematography | K.V. Guhan Rasool Ellore |
| Editing by | Sreekar Prasad |
| Distributed by | Geeta Arts |
| Release date(s) | April 2, 2008 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | Rs. 28 crores [Approx. USD 7,000,000] |
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Jalsa (Telugu: జల్సా, English translation: Fun) is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Trivikram Srinivas, who returns after directing hit, Athadu and produced by Allu Aravind under Geetha Arts banner. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Ileana D'Cruz, Parvati Melton, & Kamalinee Mukherjee in pivotal roles. The music soundtrack of the film, composed by Devi Sri Prasad, was launched on February 29, 2008. The film was originally planned to be released on March 27, 2008 but because of the delay in the Digital Intermediate (DI) process, the film released on April 2, 2008.
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[edit] Plot & Review
Sanjay Sahu (Pawan Kalyan) is the son of a poor farmer. While his brother died in an early age with a heart disease, his parents commit suicide after a crop loss. This forces him to take a decision to retaliate against the society and he joins naxalites. After a fierce encounter, Sanjay surrenders to police and continues his education. He falls in love with a police officer’s (Prakash Raj) daughter Indu (Kamalini Mukherjee). He could not convince the police officer and Indu gets married to an NRI. Again, Jyotsna alias Joe (Parvati Melton) and Bhagyamati alias Baagi (Ileana) enter into his life. While Sanjay rejects Joe outrightly, Baagi makes several attempts to win his love and finally succeeds. But her father did not accept the alliance, as he knows well that Sanjay is a former naxalite. At this juncture, Damodar Reddy (Mukhesh Rushi) enters the scene as he bores grudge against Sanjay for thrashing his second son. Damodar Reddy puts a spot to Baagi and fixes her marriage with his second son. Did he succeed in performing the marriage? How Sanjay stopped that marriage? How Sanjay was able to express his love towards Baagi. Did Baagi’s father accept their marriage or not? Answers to all these questions form part of the climax.
Pawan Kalyan gave an excellent performance after a long time. He really reminded his fans the days of ‘Khushi’ and ‘Tholiprema’ in this movie. His attire everything were very simple and resembled a true college student. His comedy timing was exceptional. Really he made the audiences burst into laughter with his hilarious comedy in the entire first half. However, director Trivikram loosened his grip on the character for quite some time in the second half, but the hero turned powerful in the climax.
Ileana, Unlike her previous films, the director did not try to portray her as a glamour doll by exposing her belly button or waist. "Maa TV Colours" fame Swathi voice suits her well. Her character was quite modest and she is very homely in the film with a girl in the next-door kind of image. Parvati Milton went a little overboard with her sex appeal and oomph dress and dance. Kamalini appears only in a couple of scenes and has not much role. Mukesh Rushi as a powerful factionist justified his role. Especially, the director chose a stylish taking of scenes involving even the villain, without going for unnecessary and unwanted scenes. Prakash Raj, Ali, Sunil, Uttej and others did justice to their respective roles. Again it is Brahmanamdam who stole the show with good comedy.
Devisri Prasad, who scored music for the first time to Pawan Kalyan gave rocking tunes to all the songs. The audio remained a chart buster for few weeks and almost all the FM channels continue to play the songs, which made them further popular. When it comes to choreography, not all the songs but only few were shot well. The first song in the film was adequate. Srikar Prasad's editing was crisp.
As far as action scenes, they were in true style of Trivikram Srinivas. Action scenes choreographed by Vijay were a little stylish. Camera work by Guhan and Rasool is first-rate. Director Trivikram Srinivas, who shouldered the responsibility of providing story, dialogues, screenplay and direction, succeeded in each department in parts. While the dialogues with a comedy touch were outstanding, the emotional dialogues before the interval bang was quite lengthy and powerful. Mahesh babu’s voice over is another highlight of the movie.Jalsa completed 50 days in 282 centres, world record, and got 42 crores in 50 days.May be crossed 55 crores in 100 days.. wait and see.
[edit] Cast
- Pawan Kalyan as Sanjay Sahu
- Ileana D'Cruz as Bhagyamathi
- Ali
- Mukesh Rishi as Damodar Reddy
- Prakash Raj as Indu and Bhagyamati's father
- Brahmanandam as Head constable Pranav
- Sunil as seenu
- Kamalinee Mukerji as Indu
- Parvati Melton as Jyothsana a.k.a Jo
- Mahesh Babu ... (Narrator) [1]
[edit] Crew
- Director: Trivikram Srinivas
- Screenplay: Trivikram Srinivas
- Story: Trivikram Srinivas
- Dialogue: Trivikram Srinivas
- Producer: Allu Aravind
- Music: Devi Sri Prasad
- Cinematographer: K.V. Guhan & Rasool Ellore
- Editing: Sreekar Prasad
- Fights: Vijay
- Sound: P. Madhusudan Reddy
- Executive Producer: Nagaraju Chittajallu
- Executive Producer: Allu Sirish
- Production Designer: K. Babu
[edit] Reception
Jalsa is the most widely released south Indian film ever with over 1000 screens worldwide on the opening day.[2] The film will release in the US with 18 prints.[3] Though many feel that there is no relation between the films title and the story, but many stated that the film's title "Jalsa(Mean Fun or Enjoy)" is in par with the mood of the film as it runs mostly on entertainment only. Despite mixed reviews and a 'divide talk' on the first day, the movie witnessed the best ever openings for a telugu film. The movie grossed Rs 7,67,00,000 ($1.89 million USD) on its first day itself .[4] The film grossed Rs. 21.09 crores ($5.2 million USD)in its opening week[5], the highest opening ever for a Telugu film. Boxofficemojo.com ranked this film in 9th position amongst all the films that released worldwide that week, which is cited as a great achievement for a regional film [6]. The film continued its dream run during the second week at the boxoffice by grossing 31 crores in 14 days. It maintained its place in the World Top 20 in its second week, by grossing about $2 million according to BoxOfficeMojo[7][8].Fresh and Rotten rated Jalsa at 65%.This film completed 50 days in 282 centers all over the world.
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film was launched on February 29, 2008. The audio rights were sold to Aditya Music for 90 lakhs[9][10], the highest for a Telugu film ever in the recent times.[11] The music got very good reviews from websites[12][13][14] and an excellent response from the public itself.[15] The music has been topping the charts since its release.[16][17]
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| Soundtrack by Devi Sri Prasad | ||
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |
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Aditya Music
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| Producer | Allu Aravind | |
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Notes |
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| Jalsa[18] | Baba Sehgal & Rita | 4:20 | Picturised on Pawan Kalyan & Ileana D'Cruz |
| My Heart is Beating[19] | K.K. | 5:00 | Picturised on Pawan Kalyan & Ileana D'Cruz |
| You and I | Devi Sri Prasad | 5:01 | Picturised on Pawan Kalyan, Parvati Melton & Ileana D'Cruz |
| Chalore Chalore Chal | Ranjith | 2:48 | Picturised on Pawan Kalyan & Prakash Raj during flashback |
| Jennifer Lopez | Benny & Priya | 4:21 | Picturised on Pawan Kalyan & Parvati Melton |
| Gaallo Thelinattunde | Tippu & Gopika Purnima | 4:53 | Picturised on Pawan Kalyan & Ileana D'Cruz |
| Chalore Chalore Chal (Hindi) | Devi Sri Prasad | 3:07 | Additional Soundtrack |
| My Heart is Beating (Remix) | K.K. | 3:03 | Remix Sound Track |
| Jalsa (The Devi Mix) | Baba Sehgal, Devi Sri Prasad | 4:03 | Remix of Title song |
[edit] References
- ^ "Mahesh goes a step ahead with 'Jalsa'". Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "World wide release". Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
- ^ "US release". Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
- ^ "Jalsa collected 7.67 crores n 1st day". Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
- ^ "Jalsa 1st Week Collections". Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
- ^ Overseas Total Box Office, April 4–6, 2008
- ^ "BoxOfficeMojo.com - Jalsa 2nd week worldwide gross". Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
- ^ JALSA rocked the boxoffice with 21 crores - Telugu Cinema News
- ^ "Pawan kalyan's 'Jalsa' audio rights bagged for 90 Lakhs". Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "'Jalsa' audio rights bagged for 90 Lakhs". Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Power Star Pawan Kalyan's JALSA Title Song". Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Jalsa Music Review - Jalsa All The Way". Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Jalsa Music Review". Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Jalsa is sheer fun". Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ "‘Jalsa’ audio response from across the state". Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "http://www.andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=32521". Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ "http://www.greatandhra.com/ganews/viewnews.php?id=6154&scat=4". Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ Jalsa audio review - idlebrain.com - Devi Sri Prasad
- ^ Jalsa audio review - idlebrain.com - Devi Sri Prasad
[edit] External links
- Jalsa at the Internet Movie Database
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