mogudu ( english : husband ) is a 2011 telugu drama film produced by nallamalapu srinivas ( bujji ) on lakshmi narasimha productions banner , directed by krishna vamsi .

starring gopichand , taapsee pannu in the lead roles with rajendra prasad , roja and naresh in supporting roles .

music composed by babu shankar as his first debut .

the film recorded as flop at box office .

the film is all about how a man truly becomes husband when he understands his wife and wins her love .

the film released on 4 november 2011 .

later film dubbed in hindi as mard ki zaban .

it was dubbed into tamil as my dear purushan .

mogudu ( film )

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yamudiki mogudu : ee nela thakkuvodu is a 2012 released telugu socio - fantasy and comedy film directed by e . satti babu .
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on 7 august , times of india newspaper reported that the film is likely to be titled as yamudiki mogudu after the 1988 film yamudiki mogudu starring chiranjeevi . [ 7 ] on 22 august , title of the film was officially announced as yamudiki mogudu with the tagline ee nela thakkuvodu . [ 8 ] the announcement came on the occasion of popular actor chiranjeevi ' s birthday , as the film title was inspired by his 1988 hit film . [ 9 ] it was also announced that the popular song
attho atthamma koothuro
from chiranjeevi ' s alluda majaka was remixed in the film . the film is scheduled to release on 27 december 2012 .
at the box office , the film will find it hard to survive . the only consolation is taapsee , only she can pull in some crowds . bottomline : drama mogudu
years was released on the film ' s silver anniversary ; it is the first documentary about a telugu film . siva , which attained cult status , is considered nagarjuna ' s breakthrough film .
final point : it is sometimes sad to see movies like bhale mogudu bhale pellam . though the topic of miscommunication between husband and wife has so many ways of being translated onto big screen , bhale mogudu bhale pellam is a sorry tale .
d irector krishnavamsi is known for his films with meaningful themes . his latest telugu film is mogudu , starring gopichand , taapsee pannu and shraddha das ( besides rajendra prasad , naresh , and roja ) .
yamudiki mogudu ( = one who trumps mr . yama himself ! ) is a hit 1988 telugu ( indian language ) action - fantasy film starring chiranjeevi , vijayashanti and radha . this film marked the 100th film for chiranjeevi . the plot deals with kaali - a small town robin hood , yama - lord of underwood and the challenge he throws at yama for his wrongful death .
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yamudiki mogudu : ee nela thakkuvodu is a 2012 telugu socio - fantasy and comedy film directed by e . satti babu , produced by chanti addala under friendly movies banner and starring allari naresh and richa panai in lead roles . the film also features ramya krishna and naresh in pivotal roles . the soundtrack for the film was composed by music director koti , and the cinematography was handled by ravindra babu . the film was theatrically released on 27 december 2012 . [ 1 ]
` yamudiki mogudu ` is an upcoming telugu socio - fantasy comedy , directed by e . satti babu , produced by chanti addala under friendly movies banner . starring allari naresh and richa panai in leading roles , the film also has popular telugu actors like ramya krishna and naresh in pivotal roles . the film ` s music was composed by popular music director koti and ace camera man , ravindra babu has shot the film .
the film has about eight songs and the music is composed by newcomer babu shankar who is from the advertising field . cinematographer srikanth is also making his debut with this film .
the film was completed in four months . overall , with all expenses for rights and remunerations , the film costed makers 10 . 5 lakh rupees , and they got a table profit of six lakhs . the film celebrated hundred day runs in almost all centers it was released .
yamudiki mogudu : ee nela thakkuvodu ( telugu : యముడికి మొగుడు : ఈ నెల తక్కువోడు ) is an upcoming telugu socio - fantasy and comedy film directed by e . satti babu , produced by chanti addala under friendly movies banner and starring allari naresh and richa panai in lead roles . the film also has popular telugu actors like ramya krishna and naresh in pivotal roles . soundtrack for the film was composed by popular music director koti and cinematography is handled by ravindra babu
all in all , mogudu is a below - the - mark film by any standard . it is a well - meaning attempt gone awry because of the poverty of imagination . also , as said above , its subject is not contemporary , which is its greatest demerit .
the soundtrack for the film was provided by telugu music director koti . the album was released through aditya music label on 25 november 2012 at an event held at shilpakala vedika in hyderabad . koti remixed one of his popular song
attho atthamma koothuro
from the 1995 film alluda majaka in the film .
mogudu is bogged down by many minuses . firstly , the story is archaic and old . secondly , krishna vamsi ' s style is routine . the actors do exaggerated comedy as well as teary acts . mogudu has not got a single comical moment . what a tragedy , considering the fact that ninne pelladatha and chandamama were such enjoyable family entertainers from the same maker !
to begin with , there is nothing new in this film that we have not seen in krishna vamsi ' s films in the past . mogudu is a family drama wherein the over a score of family members bond together like birds of same flock . a drama whrein the eldest member ( rajendra prasad in this case ) wears his love for the members on the sleeves ( and sometimes the members on the sleeves , literally ) . they are seen in a huddle every time . in short , mogudu is a film where krishna vamsi professes the ideology of joint family , once again .
on 18 march , the film was officially launched and the muhurat of the film was held at ramoji film city in hyderabad . it was announced that the film would be produced by chanti addala under friendly movies banner . in the muhurat event , it was announced that the film is set on yamalokam backdrop and sayaji shinde will play the role of yama while popular actress ramya krishna would be playing the role of yama ' s wife . [ 5 ] producer chanti addala announced that the regular shooting will begin in april and the entire filming will be done in 4 schedules from april to july . he also revealed that there would be six songs in the film and that graphics would play a vital role in the film . [ 6 ]
even the actors in my film expose their bodies . so it ' s not just the heroine alone .
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what is good : rajendra prasad and suhasini easily share the responsibility of shouldering the film through to its end . naresh has a small role , and it isn ' t hard for him either . the best part of the movie is that it isn ' t too long and it doesn ' t have unnecessary songs . inspite of its mask that the film has a message , bhale mogudu bhale pellam has too many loopholes .
yes , there is a big family in mogudu but for me it ' s a game shooting with such a big star cast . i enjoy that . i live those moments . i work with excitement .
vedam had no promotional activities since the film ' s launch a year ago . first activity happened just before the music launch , by releasing the wallpaper masking the main actors and highlighting the film ' s title at www . idlebrain . com . after the film ' s music launch , the wallpaper was re - released without masking the actors . [ 6 ] the film was given a certificate because of violence and anushka ' s character by cbfc for video release .
mogudu is a film that should have been ideally released in the times of evv satyanarayana and muthyala subbaiah . no , we are not complaining about how the hero comes to marry the heroine twice in the film . the problem is that there are many things in mogudu that seem too much to digest . gopichand looks twice the age of the average telugu hero ; tapsee taps her tears twice as is required ; everyone from roja and rajendra prasad to the hero - heroine duo scream twice their pitch ; characters slap one another twice more than expected . ( shraddha das shows her skin twice more than she has done previously , but we are not complaining about that ) .
he takes some time off from post - production to talk to radhika rajamani about his film which releases on november 4 .
( srikkanth ' s 100th film ) krishnavamsi is back with a family - oriented subject , which is his strong point .
what is bad : bhale mogudu bhale pellam has a very weak story line . a man finding a hot girlfriend to win his wife ' s attention back doesn ' t make too much of a story . that kaveri jha is too uptight in her role adds nothing to the film . for a film that is supposedly for family audiences , it has unnecessary double entendres . it is a pity that jhansi chose to do such a role . while there is no necessity that a film should have out door locations , almost all of this film has been shot indoors . as a result we feel that we are watching a tv serial , with loud comic scenes , though there is nothing to laugh in them .
this is a family film with lots of fun , group activities and a marriage song - - all that they can expect from a kv film . it will be a aratti aaku meeda telugu bhojanam ( a telugu meal spread out on a banana leaf ) .
prema yuddham telugu movie featuring nagarjuna , amala , mohan babu , amjad khan , devaraj . directed by sv rajendra singh babu , produced by p vijaya kumari and music composed by hamsalekha . this film is a remake of the 1990 kannada film , bannada gejje starring ravichandran . cast & crew : ( filmography ) nagarjuna akkineni is an indian film actor well known for his movies like manam , shiridi sai . he has been the recipient of 2 national film awards , 9 nandi awards and 2 filmfare awards south . he received critical reception for his performance in biographical and historical films like annamayya and sri ramadasu . amala akkineni is an indian film actress well known for movies velaikaran , sathya , vetri vizha . she received filmfare awards for the movies - ulladakkam , and life is beautiful ( telugu ) . mohan babu is an indian film actor well known for movies like rowdy , pandavulu pandavulu tummeda , allari mogudu , major chandrakanth and kondaveeti donga . amjad khan is an indian film actor well known for movies like sholay , muqaddar ka sikandar , lok parlok , santosh , love . s . v . rajendra singh babu is an indian film director & producer well known for movies like rebel , love , karna , antha . hamsalekha is a music composer , song writer and screen writer well known for movies like agni , shanti kranti , anantana avantara . he has won indian national film award , filmfare award for 6 times , karnataka state film awards for 7 times . click here to watch : nagarjuna telugu full movies - urltoken puri jagannadh telugu full movies - urltoken jr . ntr telugu full movies - urltoken
babu shankar is a top ad filmmaker whose passion is music . after a long time , one will hear telugu songs in the film .
the film was dubbed in malayalam and krish later remade the film in tamil as vaanam ( 2011 ) , with silambarasan , bharath and prakash raj , while anushka and saranya reprised their roles . [ 4 ] it was also dubbed in hindi as
antim faisla
by goldmines telefilms .
( us $ 2 . 5 million ) , making it a table profit film even before its release . allu arjun took an acting fee of
note the beginning tune of the song andam hindolam is repeated as background score every time chiranjeevi is shown in any stunt or action in the film .
the film ' s music was composed by m . m . keeravani while the lyrics were written by sirivennela seetarama sastry , sahiti , e . s . murthy and m . m . keeravani [ 11 ] the audio was released in the presence of notable telugu film personalities [ 11 ] on 3 may 2010 .
gopichand seems uncomfortable in his role ; he is more suited to action roles . taapsee pannu is the one bright spot in the film though she has to contend with poor characterisation . shraddha das flits in and out of the film , adding some sex appeal , while rajendra prasad does the father ' s role well .
a thoroughly entertaining feature film with a tinge of mythology , a dose of ethics , a dash of stunts and a lot more punch of fun in it .
on the other hand , he was starred in blockbusters like alludugaru ( 1990 ) alongside ramya krishnan , assembly rowdy alongside divya bharti , allari mogudu alongside meena , major chandrakanth alongside nagma , veedevadandi babu alongside shilpa shetty , pandavulu pandavulu thummeda alongside raveena tandon , and rowdy alongside jaya sudha .
except for three days of shooting in madras ( now chennai ) , siva was filmed in andhra pradesh . produced on a budget of . although venkat and surendra expected the film to have average earnings , it was commercially successful ; siva completed a 1 . it was screened in the mainstream section of the international film festival of india , held on 1 . january 1 . 99 . 0 . in addition to the filmfare award for best film – telugu , siva won three nandi awards : best director ( varma ) , best first film of a director , and best dialogue writer ( bharani ) . a documentary titled exploring shiva after 2 .
are you hinting at skin show ? people want to see glamour . a film should have all the ingredients as , after all , people spend their hard - earned money to watch a film . in the relationship between a husband and wife , there is a physical aspect . i can shoot that aesthetically and in a classy way .
recommendation : a thoroughly entertaining feature film with a tinge of mythology , a dose of ethics , a dash of stunts and a lot more punch of fun in it .
the reason for me to pick this movie was because of one particular song from this film that was remixed for another telugu film that released earlier in the year 2016 . that remix song made me want to watch the movie the original song was from . thus the review . ( check spoiler alerts below for details around the remix song )
siva ( also spelt shiva ) is a 1989 indian telugu - language crime drama film written and directed by ram gopal varma in his directorial debut . produced by akkineni .
analysis : krishna vamsi is a talented storyteller and a highly regarded technician . so it is natural to have high expectations on his films . given the fact that this was a film on family bonding , some expected it to be another âmurariâ . however , there is a chalk and cheese difference between that . the primary reason for the film to suffer is a weak script . taking cinematic liberties is alright but not to the extent where audience is dumbstruck . here are few instances which resulted in the audience getting disconnected from the film totally
2 ) chiranjeevi had the title of
supreme hero
still at the time of this film . naturally the song andam hindolam made sense to have the word supreme in it .
siva ( 1 . 98 . 9 telugu film ) - wikipedia . siva ( also spelt shiva ) is a 1 . indian telugu - languagecrimedrama film written and directed by ram gopal varma in his directorial debut . produced by akkineni venkat and yarlagadda surendra under their banners of annapurna studios and ss creations , siva starred akkineni nagarjuna , amala , and raghuvaran . the film ' s basic plot , adapted from bruce lee ' s . way of the dragon ( 1 . siva and bhavani , a reputed crime boss mentored by the politician machiraju .
chitemma mogudu is a movie starring mohan babu , pooja bedi , and divya bharti . the young village girl chitti ( divya bharti ) is a bubbly and fun - loving childwoman . she is enjoying life with her young group of friends consisting of three younger boys . one day , while . . . see full summary »
i ' m not trying to preach . it ' s just an evolution of boy / girl to man / woman and husband / wife . you will connect with the film , you will be reminded of yourself , your kids , your parents and your family . the film is drawn out of my family and personal experiences . so , all the experiences are based on reality .
gopichand wanted to do a family film . he wanted to work with me for a long time , and he managed to corner me off . i finally gave up . producer , n bujji , was also interested in making a film . so , keeping in mind gopichand ' s immense capabilities , body language , his undiscovered talent and personality , i decided on a theme about human relations .
, in a lead role opposite academy award nominee taraji p . henson . trained at the london academy of music and dramatic art , hope has also worked in film / tv projects such as :
vedam received critical acclaim . the times of india gave a review stating
after watching contrived plots and stereotype protagonists , this path - breaking movie arrives as a breath of fresh air . undeniably , it ' s another inspiring film from the maker of gamyam .
[ 7 ] rediff gave a review stating
vedam is a must - watch for its story , screenplay , direction and technicalities . it offers a hope to the audience interested in good and sensible cinema that such a film can be made in telugu . vedam is a beautiful confluence of writing and technical aspects . it has set a benchmark in telugu cinema .
[ 8 ] urltoken gave a review stating
vedam is a good film . please watch it and encourage good / meaningful cinema . this film will be liked by classes and a center audiences . if masses and b / c centers patronages vedam , it will not only do good to the film , but to the entire telugu film industry .
[ 9 ] esskay of urltoken gave a review stating
if films like vedam aren ' t encouraged , we will be left with films that will be made with only money and without a soul ! watch vedam and ask your friends to watch it , for the sake of good cinema in telugu . the noise of clapping by the audience after the film finished is the loudest i ' ve heard . i plead and rest my case !
[ 10 ]
5 ) aali has a very small role in this film as one of the street kids who depend on kaali . he has no dialogues as well , just expressions . check him out in the picture below .
mogudu : once its said that a krishnavamsi mark movie is a very good movie , , , now coming to mogudu this movie has its krishnavamsi mark only in its picturisation . the movie starts as a feast with all the dishes u want to have but soon proves that the dishes are lacking taste and flavor , , , too much melodrama makes this movie a below normal one but u can look out for the way krishnavamsi pictured the movie ( colorful ) and the way he showed thaapsi in some shots , , , the character doesn ' t fix to gopichand but he has done well in some scenes , , , thapsi did good but her own dubbing seems out of the line in some scenes , , shradda das once again into a routine character , , , rajendraprasad again lived in his part .
in january 2012 , e . satti babu who previously worked with allari naresh on betting bangaraju and nenu had announced that they would collaborate again for a new film . [ 2 ] it was reported that the film was titled as nela thakkuvodu and would begin production in early 2012 . [ 3 ] in february 2012 , more details about the project were revealed about the project it was announced that the project would be a socio - fantasy film and eight huge sets were being built for the project . the director also announced that prominent music composer koti had already started working on the project and would compose the entire soundtrack . it was also revealed that pre - production work was going on since three months and the filming will begin from 17 march 2012 . it was also announced that the process of selecting the heroine has not been completed . the director also revealed that the title for the film had not been decided . [ 4 ]
b . next they show a song sequence from the 1985 hit telugu film vijetha ( = winner ) . sung by s . p . balasubrahmanyam and s . jananki , music composed by k . chakravarthy and lyrics penned by veturi sundararama murthy
performance - wise , tapsee shines in the film . she is watchable in the rom - com episodes of the second half . besides her , roja fits the bill and her arrogant character is a treat to watch . rajendra prasad is good .
there is something about rajendra prasad , even though he does movies which senior actors like him wouldn ' t have done . however , it is the same man who came up with interesting characters like the way he did in aa naluguru , mee sreyobhilashi brahmalokam to yamalokam via bhoolokam etc . bhale mogudu bhale pellam doesn ' t definitely belong to any of the movies mentioned above , even though it has seasoned actors like suhasini and naresh to accompany .
is another family entertainer from director krishnavamsi , but the telugu film is stuck in a time warp . it harks back to a time when such films reflected the society of which they were a part , but times have changed and so have people .
vedam ( english : chant ) is a 2010 telugu language indian drama film written and directed by radhakrishna jagarlamudi , starring allu arjun , manoj manchu , anushka shetty , manoj bajpayee , [ 2 ] saranya ponvannan , deeksha seth , lekha washington , and siya gautham . broadly falling into the hyperlink cinema genre , the film was critically acclaimed , receiving several accolades including four filmfare awards ( best movie , best director , best actor and best actress ) and had a decent run at the box office as well . [ 3 ]
padaharella vayasu is a 1978 telugu film starring sridevi kapoor , chandra mohan , and mohan babu . directed by k . raghavendra rao , it is a remake of the tamil super hit
16 vayathinile
( 1977 ) which starred kamal hassan , rajinikanth and sridevi .
as with any chiranjeevi - radha - vijayashanti combo films , this one also comes with some good music . apart from andam hindolam there are other tunes that are somewhat remembered even after almost 30 years of the release of the film . music composed by raj - koti , lyrics penned by veturi sundararama murthy - a combination that vouches for some amazing songs . s . p . balasubrahmanama , mano as nagoorbabu , p . susheela , and s . janaki constituted of the singers for these tunes . here are the all the songs from the film :
varma wanted m . keeravani to compose the film ' s soundtrack and score , since keeravani had assisted k . chakravarthy on rao gari illu . as both were inexperienced , keeravani suggested that varma choose a more seasoned technician and ilaiyaraaja was signed instead . s . gopala reddy , thota tharani and sattibabu were the film ' s director of photography , art director and editor , respectively . varma found him the only actor who could understand his perspective . that , and varma ' s passion for and dedication to films , prompted nagarjuna to work with him .
this film revolves around a 16 - year - old girl , malli ( sridevi ) . she is a recent high school graduate ( 10th pass ) with exceptional scores . she is an attractive , intelligent woman living in a small society filled with ambitions of becoming a teacher .
after learning that steadicam was available in chennai for four years and was already obsolete , varma decided to use it despite gopala reddy ' s apprehension . except for three days in chennai , the film was shot in andhra pradesh . the scenes of the protagonist ' s college life were filmed at keyes high school , near secunderabad junction railway station . a school wall was demolished and a gate was repaired for the film ' s opening scene . raghuvaran was carried away during the shoot of few action sequences and slapped brahmaji for nearly six times in a row .
4 ) kaikala satyanarayana reprised his role as yama in the 1994 hit telugu comedy film yamaleela ( = the stories of yama ) . however this time around brahmanandam played the role of chitragupta instead of allu ramalingaiah . another good movie that is on my list to post . : )
rajendra prasad is an extremely popular hero and actor . everyone likes him . the mere mention of his name brings a smile to people ' s faces . he is god ' s gift to the telugu film industry . no other language has this kind of a performer , hero or actor .
the film has many positive features that made it a huge success . satyanarayana , allu ramalingaiah and velu made the perfect trio of yama - chitragupta - vichitragupta . not only the timing of their dialogues matched but also the emotions and expressions were perfect . normally a film has one or two major villains . however in this three actors who made their name big as villains are included - rao gopala rao , gollapudi maruthi rao and kota srinivasa rao . to keep all four balanced in their roles is a feat that the director achieved it well . neither characters were portrayed less nor more .
ilaiyaraaja composed siva ' s soundtrack and score , and s . gopala reddy was its director of photography . thota tharani and sattibabu were the film ' s art director and editor , respectively . its principal photography began on 1 . february 1 . 98 . 9 , and was completed in 5 .
padaharella ammayi ( english : sixteen years girl ) is a 1986 telugu , comedy film , produced by r . d . reddy on sri sailaja films banner and directed by p . s . krishna mohan reddy . starring rajendra prasad , sudha in the lead roles and music composed by sivaji raja .
as for the lead actresses - radha and vijayashanti - both ruling the telugu film industry then - complemented to each other rather than being opponents and creating a chaos in the middle . then the trio of villainesses / mothers - suryakantam - annapurna - y . viajaya - who better but these could portray these roles .
fitting for susheela to sing this one as she sung the original one too . the beginning tunes of the song very closely resembles the song piluvaku ra from the 1957 hit telugu film suvarna sundari sung by p . susheela . music composed by p . adinarayana rao and lyrics penned by samdurala raghavacharya aka samudrala senior .
producer midde rama rao bought the remake rights of tamil film
16 vayathinile
at the cost of 1 . 25 lakhs . sobhan babu showed interest in character but the character was ultimately played by chandramohan . mohan babu was selected to play the antagonist . sridevi reprised her role from the original after attempts to sign jayasudha turned out unsuccessful .
the song
egiripothe entha baguntundhi
, performed by sunitha & m . m . keeravani , became a major hit in hyderabad and the state of andhra pradesh in the months following the release of the audio and film . tracks 9 to 12 of the soundtrack were only made available on the official digital release [ 12 ] and not the physical cd .
he was ready to do any kind of role in my film , so when i needed a guy to play the hero ' s father , and since rajendra prasad wanted to work with me , i approached him . he said ' there is no need to narrate the story . i know you will show me in a fresh way and extract something different ' .
1 ) in the 2016 telugu film supreme , the song andam hindolam was remixed for the lead actors - sai dharam tej and raashi khanna . sai dharam tej is chiranjeevi ' s nephew - on whom the original song was pictured . music composed by raj - koti , lyrics penned by veturi sundararama murthy - both the original lyricist and musician . however the remix song was sung by chitra and l . v . revanth .
krishnavamsi ' s fascination for the family and for tradition is given full play in the film . the decibel levels are high : everyone is either shouting , screaming , or hitting everyone else . the lyrics are meaningful in the song kaavali picturised on the bare - chested hero and glamorous heroine . ¬†shraddha das too bares some skin in one of her songs . dialogues are tacky and it ' s all just one big high - voltage melodrama .
the casting worked out well in bringing out the manliness and femininity . shraddha das who is also a part of the cast is a surprise package in the film . she plays a girl who is confused and doesn ' t experience the depths of life . she is a representation of the camouflaged hearts of today ' s society - - no deep values , just floating and flowing around . shraddha is star material ; she has the capacity to become a star heroine .
10 ) towards the end , the characters radha and gauri entertain us with a version of dance on the song
nalla vaade ammammo allari pillavaade
- originally from the 1971 hit telugu family drama dasara bullodu ( = a guy as festive as the festival dusshera ) . sung by s . janaki and p . susheela to the music composed by k . v . mahadevan and lyrics penned by acharya aatreya . another film that is on my list to post a review of .
technical departments : as said already the movie has a very weak story line and only an expert comedy director like priyadarshan could have done a better job out of this film . the director of this movie dinesh babu is no priyadarshan . inspite of many follies , he manages to ensure that the situation of a married lady trying to woo a young kid doesn ' t look too ugly . there is nothing much left to be talked about . cameraman and art director had very little to do , and the music director chose to do very little .
we were contemplating many girls . bujji ( the producer ) suggested taapsee . i was hesitant initially as i felt she looks urbanised and westernised and i wondered if she would suit the character . then i saw her tamil film adukalam and i liked her performance . she plays an anglo - indian character and i liked the way she projected life into her character . i worked a lot on her in terms of dress and looks . she is very enthusiastic and has a fighting spirit . she has done an amazing job . gopichand , too , has performed well . i ' m happy .
its tamil - dubbed version , udhayam , was also successful . varma remade the film twice in hindi with the same title . the first , starring nagarjuna , amala and raghuvaran , performed well at the box office , but the second , with mohit ahlawat and priyanka kothari , did not . siva , a student , comes to vijayawada from a nearby town to pursue his education . he lives with his brother sharath ' s family , and enrolls in the vas college of arts and sciences . although sharath and his daughter keerthi get along well with siva , his wife considers him a financial burden .
ramprasad , also known as bujji ( gopichand ) , is the only son of anjaneya prasad ( rajendra prasad ) who runs a mercedes benz showroom . he and his three sisters and their families live with their father .
one day bujji sees a girl dancing with others at the golconda fort and it is love at first sight for him . she introduces herself as rajarajeshwari ( taapsee pannu ) , who happens to be the daughter of a politician chamundeshwari ( roja ) . she too falls in love with bujji and the wedding is fixed .
after the wedding , there is an argument about the taking of the gowri idol , which leads to a scuffle between the two and ends with rajarajeshwari throwing off her mangalsutra . her mother wants her to apply for a divorce and bujji reluctantly signs the divorce papers to save his family from being
the two meet again at the airport when taking a flight to mauritius . a friend of bujji ' s from the past ( shraddha das ) also reappears , and as rajarajeshwari shows signs of being jealous of bujji ' s old flame , the question predictably is : will this rekindle the old emotions in rajarajeshwari and bujji ?
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the relationship between a man and woman caught my fancy . is it lust ? is it sex ? is it emotional dependency or more ? what is the connection ? then automatically marriage and family come . making it entertaining , spicy , heartfelt and soulful , i wove a dramatic story around that phenomenon .
for the last 20 years , nobody has touched the subject - - man and woman as husband and wife . human relationships are taking a bashing because of various pressures . i want to rekindle the beauty and importance of the relationship , the uniqueness of the relationship , in a dramatic and cinematic form . this is an age - old phenomenon and i am putting it in an audio - visual , entertaining form . i am also looking at the family , at values , traditions and cultures .
that is where our identity and soul is . otherwise we are employees , students , citizens etc . we exist because of the family ; we belong there .
y ou said gopichand wanted to work with you . how did you choose taapsee then ?
it was indeed a nice experience and a pleasure working with him . i ' ll cherish those moments .
s ome of the posters show a glamorous side of taapsee . what ' s your view on this ?
your films have something to take home as they entertain . what is it this time ?
my guru , sita ramasastry garu , has created magic with the lyrics for the song kavaali . just like there is this sanskrit sloka karyeshu mantra karneshu daasi . . . which gives the attributes of how a wife must be , sastry garu has written how a man should be . every word of his is vedam . this song will become an anthem for wives and husbands !
she ' s my worst critic . she saw the songs and surprised me by saying they are good . she doesn ' t involve herself in my work . if i ask , she ' ll see and give her opinion .
i ' m exhausted now . for the last six months , i have been working continuously . i ' m drained physically and mentally . i want to sleep , then wake up and see . there are some ideas . i ' ll think about them after a few days .
irector krishnavamsi is known for his entertainers laced with a message . after the debacle of
, starring gopichand , taapsee and shraddha das , is produced by nallamallapu srinivas ( bujji ) .
and wins her love . the story is set in a large family and there are twists and turns in the plot and enough emotion to satisfy any audience .
rajendra prasad plays gopichand ' s father while naresh and roja play taapsee ' s parents . krishnudu , venu madhav , ahuti prasad , geethanjali are others in the cast .
the movie story deals with surendra an honest and hot - blooded cop . archana is the daughter of police commissioner . they meet accidentally and their relationship blossoms into love . archana ' s father is of bihar origin . parents settle the match of surendra and archana . when they are about to get engaged , surendra expresses his reservations due to archana overhearing her father ' s conversation with his long estranged sister on the subject of archana and sinha marrying . surendra takes the blame for the destroyed relationship and archana goes back to bihar to wed her cousin sinha . the rest of the story is all about how surendra goes to bihar and wins archana back .
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a couple truly in love get married . on the day of marriage just after the ritual due to a stupid reason an argument sparks , egoes crash which turns into violence . the couple separates . how they finally unite is rest of the movie .
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anjaneya prasad ( rajendra prasad ) wants his son ( gopichand ) to marry a suitable girl at the earliest . our hero has a problem though . he wants a girl who can live at the home with his family members without carping about the largeness of the size . ( now , why does such a man go to see a wannabe fashion model , played by shraddha das , is a puzzle ) . however , one fine day , he spots raja rajeshwari ( tapsee pannu ) doing classical dance and it is love at first sight for our hero .
he again bumps into the girl on a night when she , now drunken , comes to him asking for lift . our hero brings her home . as you think of taking forty winks , love blossoms between them . they are married off .
before you start wondering as to why the post - marriage rituals are dealt with elaborately , you see rajendra prasad and roja ( bride ' s loud - mouthed mother ) in violent disagreement over a tradition followed post - marriage in the groom ' s family . it results in one too many slaps . result : gopichand and tapsee break up .
the second half is about how the divorced couple patch up and the two families bury the hatchet following a tear jerker by gopichand . ( the climax is the blandest one in recent times ) .
however , gopichand is a disappointment . he should stick to doing roles that suit his age . he is a complete misfit in the romantic scenes .
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bujji is also a man of ideals and believes in essence of marriage as a lifelong commitment . his life takes a turn when he sees rajeshwari ( taapsee ) and in no time they fall in love . rajeshwariâs mother ( roja ) is a politician .
the initial process goes smooth but moments after the marriage takes place , a clash between the traditions of both families leads to major fight . it leads to bujji and rajeshwari going for divorce . the misunderstanding widens further due to certain incidents . however , both bujji and rajeshwari love each other . do they unite ? what happens to the families ? all this forms the rest of the story . performances : gopichand has come up with a mild and subdued performance and this is not something his fans would like to see but , he did his best to give a matured and balanced act . it is good to see rajendra prasad in a full length role and that too in a very effective manner . though his role was not etched rightly , he has given a valuable act . taapsee is the show stealer . she is sexy , she is energetic and she has carried her role with aplomb . the dubbing she has done was not that perfect but it was natural to an extent . shraddha plays the typical sacrificial role and oozes her bit of glamour wherever required . but she has developed ease and confidence in her expressions and body language .
ahuthi prasad appeared in a short role saying a dialogue about ys jagan , chiranjeevi and chandrababu . his role is a bit hilarious . roja was loud as usual and more than her dialogues , it is her expressions which were apt . naresh was natural and made his presence felt . the support artistes in the form of pragati , raghava , harshavardhan , lakshmi bhargavi , taapseeâs friend , gitanjali were there to fill the screen and give the required emotional dose . venu madhav was just okay . highlights :
drunk taapsee brought to gopiâs home and the next day she is considered as a traditional girl and welcomed with open arms . such things are not common in regular telugu families .
chain reaction of slapping between the families of gopichand and taapsee . kv tried to bring an intense emotion but it turned out to be a comedy .
rajendra prasad being a senior citizen gets all geared up with a knife and rushes to rojaâs home with vengeance . thatâs absurd for his image and characterization .
the conversation between roja and taapsee in their puja mandiram about sleeping with husbands . that was cheap .
since it was being essayed as a neat family treat , the dialogues should have been polite , the number of times they got muted goes to show the flavour of raunchiness .
as such , the idea of coming up with the value of marriage , importance of family is all good but there is a way one has to execute it and krishna vamsi has failed this time .
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good morning , vietnam is a 1987 american military comedy-drama film written by mitch markowitz and directed by barry levinson .

set in saigon in 1965 , during the vietnam war , the film stars robin williams as a radio dj on armed forces radio service , who proves hugely popular with the troops , but infuriates his superiors with what they call his " irreverent tendency " .

the story is loosely based on the experiences of afrs radio dj adrian cronauer .

most of williams ' radio broadcasts were improvised .

the film was a critical and commercial success ; for his work in the film , williams won a golden globe award for best actor – motion picture musical or comedy and was nominated for an academy award for best actor .

the film is number 100 on the list of the " american film institute 's 100 funniest american movies " .

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actor robin williams in character as air force disc - jockey adrian cronauer in director barry levinson ' s 1987comedy drama ,
good morning vietnam .
as
good morning , vietnam
takes place two decades ago , one of walker ' s first tasks was to import vintage props and materials .
just how much of the fresh , cheeky williams brilliance was going up the chimney can now be seen in ' ' good morning , vietnam . ' '
actor robin williams , who died on monday , got his breakout movie role in
good morning vietnam ,
a fictionalized account of adrian cronauer ' s stint in vietnam as an air force disc jockey .
adrian cronauer , left , shown in a 1987 photo , talks with army times about actor and comedian robin williams , who portrayed cronauer in the 1987 movie
good morning vietnam .
real - life ' vietnam ' dj recalls williams ' portrayal actor robin williams , who died on monday , got his breakout movie role in
good morning vietnam ,
a fictionalized account of adrian cronauer ' s stint in vietnam as an air force disc jockey . check out this story on urltoken urltoken
in looking for a suitable location to film
good morning , vietnam
levinson and johnson , accompanied by production designer roy walker , explored many possible sites before settling on the bustling capital .
in working together on
good morning , vietnam ,
robin williams and his lovely co - star , like their celluloid counterparts , learned to communicate with each other without the benefit of a shared language .
what you end up with in
good morning , vietnam
is a peculiar hybrid - - a robin williams concert movie welded clumsily onto the plot from an old danny kaye picture . and neither half works .
there is no stock footage in ' good morning , vietnam , '
emphasizes mark johnson .
everything in the film , including the montage sequences that resemble old newsreel material , was created especially for this movie .
everyone thinks they’re a comedian . or , at least , they do behind the ranks in saigon , vietnam in the 1987 film “good morning , vietnam . ” adrian cronauer ( played by a 36 - year - old robin williams ) is flown in from the isle of crete , to be a radio dj and provide a much - needed morale boost for the american troops . but there’s a war at the radio station when adrian’s quips fail to make some of his superiors laugh . things get political when adrian learns hard lessons about whose side he’s really on during the vietnam war . it’s been 25 years since this bunch of wisecracks teamed up for “good morning , vietnam” and our friends at urltoken find out where they are now . photos : see all the pics of ' good morning , vietnam’ – where are they now 25 years later
recognizing its value as a motion picture property , brezner and client robin williams engaged markowitz to write the screenplay and then approached the team of producer mark johnson and director barry levinson about bringing
good morning , vietnam
to the screen .
stepping off the plane in bangkok , where principal photography on
good morning , vietnam
took place , both the cast and the british - american crew had an immediate
sense of place ,
as the temperature registered near 110 degrees .
make no mistake about it : mr . williams ' s performance , though it ' s full of uproarious comedy , is the work of an accomplished actor . ' ' good morning , vietnam ' ' is one man ' s tour de force .
good morning , vietnam made him a movie star . he’d done some movies but they hadn’t worked on a popular basis . the audiences knew adrian cronauer was the role robin was destined to play . the moment it opened he was a movie star .
the first time i met him was a luncheon just before we went to bangkok for four months to film good morning , vietnam . it was a transformative film for barry [ levinson , who directed ] , for robin [ williams ] and for me .
in a strange , subtle way , “good morning , vietnam” is not so much about war as it is about stand - up comedy , about the need that compels people to get up in front of the room and try to make us laugh - to control us .
good morning , vietnam was comedian robin williams’s breakthrough film that transformed him into a major star . loosely based on the true - life experiences of adrian cronauer as a broadcaster for armed forces radio during the vietnam war , the film not only portrays cronauer’s battle with the military censors , but also shows the deadly consequences when censorship is applied in an arbitrary fashion .
robin williams is the heart and soul of everything this film is , finding a perfect balance between his frantic comedy and weighted dramatics . if you ' re going to watch ' good morning vietnam ' , you ' re going to watch it for robin williams and robin williams alone .
biography ,
and there was a morning man there by the name of reeves cordick and he sort of owned morning drive - time radio . my conception of what a good morning show should sound like was pretty much what cordick did , so i deliberately fashioned and modeled my show on that .
once he was stationed in vietnam , cronauer tried to duplicate the sound of stateside radio by including top 40 hits with his comic monologues which were usually pre - recorded . however , unlike the character in the film who gets shipped stateside early , cronauer served his full 12 - month tour in vietnam .
robin williams was finally given a showcase for his extraordinary improvisational skills in this , the first comedy set in vietnam . based on the story of real - life armed forces radio disc jockey adrian cronauer , good morning , vietnam begins in 1965 , as cronauer ( williams ) arrives in saigon , imported because his comedic broadcasts have proven a huge morale - booster . . . read more
rounding out the cast is a quartet of actors who are alumni of levinson ' s previous film
tin men ;
bruno kirby , j . t . walsh , richard portnow and ralph tabakin lend their considerable talents and professionalism to
good morning , vietnam
as cronauer ' s fellow servicemen .
unaware of how fertile the land was , walker and his co - workers planted a rice field in the area surrounding their constructed community of huts . the rice grew in so quickly , though , that the
good morning , vietnam
team had to harvest the crop and replant before shooting could begin .
' good morning , vietnam ' is not an easy film to label ,
concludes mark johnson .
audiences will discover that although it is set against a serious backdrop , it has great humor . i find the co - existence of these two elements in one movie to be very exciting .
from the very inception of the project ,
remarks producer larry brezner ,
the dream was to make ' good morning , vietnam ' as a metaphor for the war . in early 1965 , no one was taking the vietnam situation very seriously , but by the end of the year , the number of troops had increased by the thousands . 1965 was the year that jekyll became hyde .
for the final week of shooting , the
good morning , vietnam
unit moved to phuket , a lush tropical island located at the southern tip of thailand . it was in the remote area that roy walker and his associates built the vietnamese village that appears in the film as tuan and trinh ' s home .
it ' s not necessarily the situation that has to be funny , but what the characters do and say in the situation that produces laughter ,
comments levinson .
the humor in ' good morning , vietnam ' stems from robin williams ' characterization of a radio d . j . and his outrageous behavior on the air .
make no mistake about it : mr . williams ' s performance , though it ' s full of uproarious comedy , is the work of an accomplished actor . ' ' good morning , vietnam ' ' is one man ' s tour de force . making ( air ) waves - good morning , vietnam , directed by barry levinson ; written by mitch markowitz ; director of photography , peter sova ; edited by stu linder ; music by alex north ; production designer , roy walker ; produced by mark johnson and larry brezner ; released by touchstone pictures in association with silver screen partners iii . at loews 84th street six , at broadway ; cinema 2 , third avenue at 60th street .
one of the most poignant elements in
good morning , vietnam
is the relationship that develops between adrian cronauer and trinh , the vietnamese girl who captivates the outgoing disc - jockey with her beauty and shyness . as captured by levinson , the scenes between cronauer and the young woman serve as a sensitively - drawn framework around a picture of growing ugliness and violence .
the advance press has suggested that his new movie ,
good morning , vietnam ,
will change all that . and the movie does live up to part of its billing : it gives us a lot of robin williams . but it hardly delivers on the promise of giving us the pure , undiluted williams - - williams at his best . what ' s more , it ' s not even close to being his best movie . it ' s not even close to being good .
but while he’s assaulting the microphone , levinson is doing something fairly subtle in the movie around him . he has populated “good morning , vietnam” with a lot of character actors who are fairly complicated types , recognizably human , and with the aid of the script they set a trap for williams . his character is edged into a corner where he must have human emotions , or die .
robin williams delivers his quintessential comedic performance as army dj adrian cronauer . deployed to vietnam to host a morning radio show , cronauer ' s hilarious rants are a hit with the troops in the field but a headache for his by - the - book superiors .
located at the center of mui ne , good morning vietnam is an authentic italian restaurant that offers a wide range of superior quality foods at reasonable prices . the natural decor , the well spaced tables and chairs , the pleasant atmosphere and an extensive menu make the restaurant a treat . the restaurant specializes in pizza made fresh from wood fired oven , pasta home made and classic , home made italian desserts , ice cream and italian coffee . the menu varies from imported meats to local seafoods and fish . in addition , a good selection of imported red and white wines exquisitely complements the menu . it opens everyday from morning to late evening , free delivery is available .
robin williams was finally given a showcase for his extraordinary improvisational skills in this , the first comedy set in vietnam .
playing with your emotions until the very end ,
good morning , vietnam
is the type of film that will have you thinking a certain way about something until it is completey turned around into something different . beginning as a comedy about a dj who has come to vietnam to run a radio station in hopes to lighten the mood of troops in the war and to give a quirky version of the serious news to people around the country . although it is the reason he is brought in , it may also be the reason they want him to leave . one thing leads to another and the film does a total 180 , turning into an all out drama where robin williams gives one of his best performances ever . extremely well - written , well - directed , and superbly acted by everyone ,
good morning , vietnam
is easily one of the best films i ' ve ever seen robin williams in .
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i know there are other ways to read this material . “good morning , vietnam” works as straight comedy and as a vietnam - era “mash , ” and even the movie’s love story has its own bittersweet integrity . but they used to tell us in writing class that if we wanted to know what a story was really about , we should look for what changed between the beginning and the end . in this movie , cronauer changes . war wipes the grin off of his face . his humor becomes a humanitarian tool , not simply a way to keep him talking and us listening .
in the role of tuan , the young vietnamese boy who is befriended by cronauer , is tung thanh tran . an eighteen - year - old refugee who escaped from saigon with his family in 1979 , tran was discovered in chicago , where he was attending high school and working part - time in a vietnamese community center . returning to his roots to act in
good morning , vietnam
was an experience the fledgling actor will not soon forget .
the film is distinctive for being hollywood ' s first vietnam comedy and among the first movies to treat the vietnamese themselves as real people .
had come out . vietnam was still considered box - office poison , and not only that - i ' m doing a comedy ! nobody could envision how you could do anything that ' s going to be humorous about vietnam . i think they saw it as some kind of goody comedy , like abbott and costello in vietnam - a service comedy .
regardless , scenarist mitch markowitz ( who had written for the
this is the perfect role for robin ,
says producer mark johnson , who also takes to the boards in
good morning , vietnam
as adrian cronauer ' s compatriot sloan .
nobody else works with the inventiveness , the quickness and the zaniness of robin williams . when he sat down in the control booth to do the scenes involving cronauer ' s broadcasts , we just let the cameras roll . he managed to create something new for every single take .
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the time of ' ' good morning , vietnam ' ' is 1965 . adrian cronauer ( robin williams ) , an armed forces radio disk jockey previously stationed in crete , lands in saigon to breathe a little life into the local programming . until cronauer ' s arrival , the afr saigon station has depended largely on the music of mantovani and percy faith and helpful hints on how to withdraw books from the army ' s lending libraries , interrupted from time to time by sanitized newscasts .
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' ' good morning , vietnam , ' ' directed by barry levinson ( ' ' diner , ' ' ' ' tin men ' ' ) succeeds in doing something that ' s very rare in movies , being about a character who really is as funny as he ' s supposed to be to most of the people sharing the fiction with him . it ' s also a breakthrough for mr . williams , who , for the first time in movies , gets a chance to exercise his restless , full - frontal comic intelligence .
just months after james mccloughan was deployed to vietnam , his courageous actions over two days of close - combat would earn him the nation’s most prestigious military award .
what is inspired about “good morning , vietnam , ” which contains far and away the best work williams has ever done in a movie , is that his own tactics are turned against him . the director , barry levinson , has created a character who is a stand - up comic - he’s a fast - talking disc jockey on armed forces radio during the vietnam war , directing a nonstop monologue at the microphone . there is absolutely no biographical information about this character . we don’t know where he comes from , what he did before the war , whether he has ever been married , what his dreams are , what he’s afraid of . everything in his world is reduced to material for his program .
our first treat the following morning was a cyclo ride . the indian bicycle rickshaw leads with the cyclist , with the passengers seated on high behind him with a restricted view ; the vietnamese have reversed this arrangement , leading with the passenger almost at ground level and the cyclist power unit behind . this may be better from the sightseeing point of view , but is somewhat unnerving at the height of the morning rush hour .
as a heads up…vietnam has wifi everywhere ! i’m currently writing this blog whilst on a bus to the airport for the next leg of our journey . . . .
the 196th infantry brigade lost 1 , 188 soldiers in vietnam , a number that would have been undoubtedly higher if not for the lives mccloughan is credited with saving .
on the dvd : good morning vietnam gets the special edition dvd with digitally remastered audio and picture . extras include a couple of previews - - both the theatrical and a teaser trailer - - as well as a production diary which contains interviews with director levinson , crew and the real cronauer . but the best feature by far is the
raw monologues
: introduced by levinson , this featurette shows the process that robin williams went through to improvise the radio slots and is a valuable insight into the comedic talents of the films star . - - kristen bowditch
the uber - exec’s dna is all over many of hollywood’s biggest hits and success stories . at paramount he oversaw “star trek , ” “raiders of the lost ark , ” “terms of endearment , ” and “beverly hills cop . ” at disney he handled “good morning , vietnam , ” “three men and a baby , ” “who framed roger rabbit , ” and “pretty woman . ” he produced “the little mermaid , ” “aladdin , ” “the lion king , ” and “beauty and the beast , ” the first animated film to be oscar - nommed for best picture .
in 1965 , an unorthodox and irreverent dj named adrian cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the u . s . armed services radio station in vietnam .
it ' s gonna be hot and wet ! that ' s nice if you ' re with a lady , but it ain ' t no good if you ' re in the jungle .
in 1965 , military d . j . adrian cronauer was sent to vietnam to build morale . his strategy : keep ' em laughing . his problem : staying out of trouble .
this is the soundtrack to the film . the music is mainly us hits and from circa 1965 . there are lots of good tracks on this cd . . . including beach boys them james brown and some of adrian cronauer ' s humour which is very irreverent . if you have the film or want to buy it then you must get this cd as its good driving music . recommend .
during the eleven year span from the release of good morning , vietnam till the release of patch adams , robin williams was one of the biggest movie stars around . he was in eight films that reached $ 100 million domestically . he was also in more than a few bombs during that time , while his star power eventually declined when people grew a little tired of the repetitiveness of his schtick . it is this second point that is the most troubling for me . when looking back at his older work , will i be reminded of what made robin william a big star ? or will it feel stale and dated ? more . . .
had this originally in cassette tape ! bought cd as sticking filler for hubby . he loves it ! can ' t beat robin williams when he was on top form . good value & arrived on time .
academy award - winner robin williams shakes up 1965 saigon in the role the critics agree he was born to play - irreverent , nonconformist deejay adrian cronauer . imported by the army for an early a . m . radio show , cronauer blasts the formerly staid , sanitized airwaves with a constant barrage of rapid - fire humour and the hippest tunes from back home . the g . is love him - but the top brass is outraged ! riddled with sidesplitting comic bombshells and studded with hot ' 60s hits , the film depicts cronauer ' s raucous saigon adventures amid a world gone mad . good morning vietnam is a direct hit - the classic robin williams comedy !
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when told this , sondheim responded :
oh my god . i mean , don ' t make me cry on camera ! talk about selflessness . gee whiz . that ' s what a good teacher is .
at the outset of the vietnam war , the eleven military radio stations that were located throughout southeast asia comprised the armed forces vietnam network . with facilities that rivaled nbc studios in new york , the afvn signal became the soldier ' s lifeline , featuring a mixture of eclectic music ( everything from country and western ballads to the soulful sounds of james brown ) and information regarding the status of the war .
within a year of accepting work as a coach and teacher at a michigan high school , mccloughan found himself drafted into the army , sent to basic training and deployed to vietnam from march 1969 to march 1970 .
after a walking tour all morning we needed something other then local food . we ordered a large cold beer and the swordfish tartar to start . server was helpful in ordering just the type of pizzas we all wanted . food was great and quick . so happy . . .
we went to gmv for dinner on our last night in hoi an . we absolutely recommend a meal here if you are local food
out
! the serves were big and the food authentic and beautiful . service was good too
, earned reviews that were even remotely good . unfortunately , there are only a few smaller releases that are worth checking out , so it ' s a pretty shallow week as well . as far as pick of the week is concerned ,
though mr . williams is the film ' s life as well as its conscience , mr . levinson knows how to present the star without exploiting him to a point of diminishing returns . ' ' good morning , vietnam ' ' surrounds mr . williams with an especially strong cast of supporting actors , including two recruits from ' ' tin men . ' ' they are bruno kirby , as a polka - loving officer who longs to replace adrian cronauer as the station ' s star disk jockey ( ' ' in my heart i know i ' m funny , ' ' he says after his first disastrous broadcast ) , and j . t . walsh , as a sergeant major who ' s offended by cronauer ' s loose ways with regulations .
the trio of talents were immediately excited at the prospect of doing a movie that used the dramatic backdrop of the vietnam war as a setting for a behavioral comedy about a group of characters who are thrown together by circumstance .
good morning , vietnam
is truly robin williams at his best . as anarchic dj adrian cronauer in 1965 saigon , he makes sure that you never stop laughing . i really liked what he did with the tape of richard nixon ' s speech , and then his comment about the bombing of a restaurant . most amazing is that he ad - libbed the whole thing ( but hey , that ' s robin williams ) . maybe cronauer wasn ' t that wacky in real life , but every one of williams ' comments makes the movie worthwhile . the soundtrack even includes his monologues ( you ' ll go crazy over the imitation of lyndon johnson , and the commentary from
roosevelt e . roosevelt
) . a comedy classic in every sense .
the hotel is located at the quiet end of the street . the room was clean and nice . the staff were friendly and helpful . breakfast on the top floor has a good view of the river . overall , happy with the hotel .
levinson serio - comedy about vietnam is first and foremost a star vehicle for comedian robin williams , who gives a manic , highly - charged performance as the real - life dj adrian cronauer in the early years of the war .
: good morning , vietnam ! hey , this is not a test . this is rock and roll . time to rock it from the delta to the dmz ! is that me , or does that sound like an elvis presley movie ? viva da nang . oh , viva , da nang . da nang me , da nang me . why don ' t they get a rope and hang me ? hey , is it a little too early for being that loud ? hey , too late . it ' s 0600 what ' s the
0
stand for ? oh , my god , it ' s early . speaking of early , how about that cro - magnon , marty dreiwitz ? thank you , marty , for
silky - smooth sound . . .
inspired show about vietnam . at the time , the network passed on the idea - the time was not yet right for a comedic take on the war , which had only ended a few years earlier . adrian j . cronauer , whose experiences as a dj in saigon in 1964 - 65 were the basis for the eventual film , had joined with producer ben moses , who had known cronauer in vietnam , to develop the idea into a feature - length script .
it hardly delivers on the promise of giving us the pure , undiluted williams - - williams at his best . what ' s more , it ' s not even close to being his best movie . it ' s not even close to being good .
as we weren ' t very hungry , so two of us shared a pizza and it was pretty good . half pepperoni and half ham and pineapple with a thin crust . easy to find and worth the effort . reasonably priced so we would recommend .
i tried to find good rating hotel with swimming pool with view in ho chi min . whenever i stayed in ho chi min i always stays no pool hotels . here this mb hotel is awesome ! good view and amazing swimming pool ! in fact pool is very small . but nobody use so i owned all ! ! ! restaurant in the 11th floor is also great ! french manager did it cery well ! he said he stayed here 3 years . this is a paradise in old town of ho chi min city
this is not quite as good as i remember it from the cinema at the time . some of the conflicts with authority seem clichéd and the attitude to the vietnamese borders on patronising . but , what is just as good as i recall , and must be the real reason for buying the film , is robin williams hilarious stream of consciousness broadcasting to the troops . so it is a bit like the marx brothers on film ; sitting through the plot to get at the comedy ( but the music in this is great )
i found the hotel to be very clean and quaint . the staff very helpful andattenttive at all times . the only drawback would be that the ensuite in the room was to small . overall a very good hotel and i would have no problem recommending to other travellers
dear customer , thank you for your good comment about the food . we are sorry for serving the main course too fast , but when the restaurant is busy the kitchen try to speed up all the dishes in order to not let the customers wait long . . .
we had a really nice stay at the millenium boutique hotel for 3 nights . the hotel is pretty new and modern , beds are so comfortable . the staff was so friendly and helpful and all of them spoke english really good ! thank you for these relaxing days !
regardless of what he felt like politically , he recognized the fact nobody seemed to recognize during vietnam , which was that there ' s a difference between the people who are making the policy and the people who are carrying out that policy , the military .
dear ms karolina , thank you for coming and have reported about tasty pizza . regarding the seafood picture on the menu , whenever we missed a good quality picture , we used some not made in our restaurant as we thought the picture is necessary to show which . . .
we chose this place as fancied some italian food . our experience of the food here is very good as the pizza and pasta dishes we had were very nice , in fact one of the best pizzas i’ve had . main issue is the service , not very . . .
we were encouraged to try this place by fellow travelers . there was nothing wrong with the food and i guess if you live in asia , the italian food could be considered pretty good . but , if you tasted genuine italian food , then it misses a bit . . . .
booked through hostelworld , where the map shows the wrong location . i was concerned that place would be hard to find , but the location where the bus from phnom penh dropped us was just very close to the alley ( clean and well lit - lots of hotels / hostels here ) leading to phan lan 2 . reception staff were very friendly and helpful . rooms ok - ac worked fine . shower was good , but managed to spray most of the bathroom when in use - these one room toilets and showers are pretty common in cambodia and vietnam .
first of all , as far as i know , it ' s the first film that began to show americans in vietnam as they really were instead of a bunch of murderers and rapists and baby - killers and dope addicts and psychotics . that was sorely needed at the time .
i stayed two time at this hotel in may 2017 and i was not disappointed . check in was quick and we got a free room upgrade . the hotel is new ( about 2 yo if remember correctly ) and very clean . the restaurant is on the top floor with a great view on the city and the river . breakfast was good , but not enough vietnamese dishes . the pool bar on the roof is nice and the service is good . location is not bad , but about 15 minutes walk from main attractions in the city . the hotel is at the end of a dark dead end , but the area seems safe .
the movie took many historical liberties . in the movie , williams ' character becomes friends with a vietnamese boy who turns out to be a viet cong terrorist . eventually , the fictional adrian cronauer is forced to leave vietnam before the end of his tour . none of which happened in real life .
when you watch this movie you begin to realise the extent of rw ' s talents . his comedic energy and timing is remarkable , and more so because his ability to draw you into his character with that skill is something that so many actors don ' t have . he will make you laugh and cry , within one short rollercoaster ride , in one scene . that mesmerising talent clearly came at a price . he was nominated for the oscar for his portrayal of adrian cronhaur and like us doubtless many feel he should have won . he had drawn on experience of entertaining servicemen something he did repeatedly throughout his career when there were wars and places he had been told not to risk going to . a testament to his soul . a film which was probably met with resistance by the great american powers that be , good morning vietnam will forever be a true classic , and a terrific reminder of war , what goes on behind it , and the efforts of those who want to make a difference .
bruno kirby as steven hauk “that is not what we program , here ! ” lieutenant steven hauk means well , he thinks he’s a funny , politically correct guy . he even has two jokes that “reader’s digest” might publish . but when adrian waltzes onto the show , hauk’s failed attempts at comedy fall flat compared to adrian’s more natural gags . in fact , when hauk takes over during adrian’s suspension , servicemen listeners practically boycott the show in order to get adrian back on the air . poor hauk , if adrian hadn’t showed up , they wouldn’t have known what they’d been missing . bruno kirby perhaps best remembered as pete clemenza in “the godfather part ii , ” bruno kirby’s non - intended comedic performance in “good morning vietnam” made him ideal for the role of jess in “when harry met sally…” ( 1989 ) , best friend to harry burns played by comedian billy crystal . he and billy teamed up again in 1991 for the cult classic “city slickers . ” in 2003 , kirby married the actress lynn sellers , but he sadly passed away in 2006 due to leukemia - related illness .
( edited by david thompson ) .
it ' s funny in retrospect , because now it seems such a commercial project . before we made it , i talked to some people who went , ' my god , making a film about vietnam , that ' s like a death wish . ' of course , this was before
the hai van pass is probably best known to many of us from the top gear special in vietnam , but it is certainly pretty spectacular , particularly when looking back over da nang bay ( which both the french and the americans used to offload men and materials ) . we paused at the summit to take in the view .
within several days of taking over his dawn show , adrian cronauer has become the biggest , most controversial personality in vietnam . out the window have gone mantovani , percy faith , bing crosby and perry como , to be replaced by the raucous laments and urgent innuendoes of james brown , martha reeves and the vandellas and wayne fontana , among others .
the movie , which opens today at the loew ' s 84th street sixplex and cinema 2 , is very much a star vehicle , but it ' s an exceptionally strong one . mitch markowitz ' s screenplay , based loosely on the experiences of a real - life vietnam disk jockey , skids over a melodramatic subplot that would be fatal to any other movie .
she recalled bringing her work to her teacher :
' ms . rains , i wrote this sentence . is this good enough ? ' and she said , ' well , it can be better . ' and i said , ' well , i ' m not sure how to make it better . ' and she said , ' well . let ' s think through this . '
on day two we visited hoa lo prison situated in hanoi city , again this costs 30 , 000vnd to enter . the prison is a great way to get some historical culture about vietnam , it gives you a tour of the buildings including prisoners cells which is very creepy , explains the history of the prison and the story of usa troops who were incarcerated there .
rains said ,
i think that approach that says , ' we need to make everybody feel good , ' at the expense of honest accomplishment , actually diminishes students ' self - esteem . i ' ve told students , ' when i tell you to do this again and again , you should see that as a compliment , because it means i know you can do this better . '
once levinson establishes that cronauer is an embattled genius , the movie loses whatever starch it might have had . and after cronauer is temporarily suspended for reporting a news story that hadn ' t first been screened by the military , the film ' s tone shifts from irreverent to serious and suddenly the subject becomes
how i went to vietnam and had my consciousness raised .
just got this album it was listed as having 3 discs with a total of 60 tracks when in reality it is only one disc with nineten tracks most of which don ' t seem to bare with the music that i accociate with the vietnam era . it was agood job it only cost £2 . 08p so not a great deal of money lost , but still irksome .
the next morning we were summoned from the arms of morpheus at an early hour ( one of the many benefits of being billeted near the anchor ! ) and were taken round a floating market ( mainly for wholesale ) where the various boats advertise their fruit and vegetable wares by hanging samples on poles , and then to a noodle - making factory ( this is basically the same process as making rice paper , at which i failed so lamentably ) before being returned to shore and our guides .
having finished with the basic ‘tourist visiting sights’ part of the holiday , we set off the following morning for a cruise on the mekong river . we embarked after a 3 - hour drive from ho chi minh city and spent a pleasant day trundling slowly along the waterway , as small villages and the occasional larger settlement came into , and passed from , view . we paused at one of them for a wander along a fruit - tree laden route while our village host fashioned crickets and grasshoppers out of reeds .
actor robert pattinson shot to superstardom as smoldering vampire edward cullen in the smash hit
twilight
series . but he ' s been warding off typecasting ever since , with challenging roles in such films as
cosmopolis ,
maps to the stars
and
the lost city of z .
his latest film is
good time ,
in which he plays a gruff and manipulative bank robber . michelle miller reports .
robin williams received an oscar nomination for giving here what is essentially a stand - up comedy performance . he plays a motormouth disc jockey sent to vietnam to entertain the gis , but , in the event , adds rather more salt , pepper and hot sauce to the place than the military brass would have preferred . based on the case of a real us armed forces dj , the film is distinctive for being hollywood ' s first vietnam comedy and among the first movies to treat the vietnamese themselves as real people . the movie loses its way , however , whenever it tries to get serious , but when williams is behind the studio mike , it offers a decent showcase for his virtuoso talents . if williams is not to your taste , there ' s still the superb 1960s soundtrack to enjoy .
lower floor rooms if you ' ve got old joints : ) ) rooms 103 , 203 , 303 , 403 have windows looking out to the alley . 102 , 202 , 302 , 402 are the smaller rooms . rooms good enough for 3 people . flat screen tv , ref available . towels are a bit thin but manageable . no cnn or bbc on cable . i need the blue slippers explained to me : ) love this place !
all this seems compulsory and condescending . and the flat , soft - focus view levinson takes in shooting these scenes , with their concentration on the quaint vietnamese villagers , comes across as too uncomplicated , too tidy . looking at levinson ' s shots of both the countryside and the city , you can ' t help but think that the worst has happened - - that he ' s turned vietnam into a suburb .
set in saigon in 1965 , the movie introduces us to adrian cronauer ( williams ) , an air force disc jockey who ' sbeen flown in from another assignment to a post at the center of the escalating conflict in vietnam . the character is based on a real deejay who ran afoul of the military authorities in saigon because of the on - air liberties he took with regard to matters of style and language and musical taste .
a new disc jockey is shipped from crete to vietnam to bring humor to armed forces radio . he turns the studio on its ear and becomes wildly popular with the troops but runs afoul of the middle management who think he isn ' t g . i . enough . while he is off the air , he tries to meet vietnamese especially girls , and begins to have brushes with the real war that never appears on the radio .
is a more than usually human take on americas most controversial war , an often poignant and always entertaining fictionalisation of the vietnam years of dj adrian cronauer ( robin williams ) . cronauer is employed as the voice of the us armed forces radio in south east asia , but it soon emerges that his idea of entertaining the troops and the armys are poles apart . this isnt a biopic - - director barry levinson doesnt give any detail of cronauers life before vietnam - - instead its about cronauer discovering a better understanding of the war , the people and himself . interspersed with the radio sequences is a gentle plot which follows cronauer as he teaches english to some vietnamese kids , falls for a local girl and narrowly misses being killed in a terrorist attack . however , it is the sheer frenetic genius of williams largely improvised radio monologues that account for the films box office success .
we spent so much time together during filming . we did everything together . robin would get up in the morning and say ,
we have to do yesterday’s work all over again . i’ll pay for it .
i’d say , “what are you talking about ! it worked great . ” spent so much time together after that . we were great personal friends . we would vacation together — his place in tahoe and traveling together — me and my wife , robin and marsha [ garces ] , barry and diana [ rhodes , levinson ' s spouse ] .
though behind - the - lines sabotage is on the rise , and huge numbers of additional troops are arriving daily , the programming of the saigon station reflects a prescribed sunniness that has less to do with the increasingly grim reality of vietnam than with that of a giant rec room for pre - teens of the 1950 ' s . at the top of the charts in this never - never land : ' ' around the world in 80 days . ' '
a new disc jockey is shipped from crete to vietnam to bring humor to armed forces radio . he turns the studio on its ear and becomes wildly popular with the troops but runs afoul of the middle management who think he isn ' t g . i . enough . while he is off the air , he tries to meet vietnamese especially girls , and begins to have brushes with the real war that never appears on the radio . written by john vogel
, starring robin williams – was a peculiar melange ( 13 april , 10pm ) . made to mark the 40th anniversary of the end of that war , it opened with cronauer musing on america’s catastrophist domino theory , which held that “if vietnam did fall to the communists then the next one would be laos , and the next one would be cambodia , and the next one would be thailand , and eventually the communists would attack pearl harbor . . . ”
a new disc jockey named adrian cronauer ( robin williams ) is shipped from crete to vietnam to bring humor to armed forces radio . he turns the studio on it ' s ear and becomes wildly popular with the troops but runs afoul of the middle management who think he isn ' t g . i . enough . while he is off the air , he tries to meet vietnamese especially girls , and begins to have brushes with the real war that never appears on the radio .
this was enlivened by our gamble on 3 hours being sufficient time for a 40 - minute flight ( phu quoc to ho chi minh city ) , baggage collection and changing terminals . it turned out that our inbound flight to phu quoc was delayed , followed by floating about in a holding pattern over ho chi minh city . it was only due to some sterling efforts on the part of vietnam airlines staff that we made it to the gate for the london flight 15 minutes before take off !
if the film were merely a playground for williams - - and if williams were in good form - - it might have been tolerable . but when williams has to play a scene in which cronauer makes contact with real soldiers and is forced to realize just how much he means to them and how petty his battles have been compared with the hardships endured by these brave boys , then you think ,
enough !
it ' s one thing to want to turn robin williams into a star - - it ' s another to turn him into bob hope .
radio funny man adrian cronauer ( robin williams ) is sent to vietnam to bring a little comedy back into the lives of the soldiers . after setting up shop , cronauer delights the g . i . s but shocks his superior officer , sergeant major dickerson ( j . t . walsh ) , with his irreverent take on the war . while dickerson attempts to censor cronauer ' s broadcasts , cronauer pursues a relationship with a vietnamese girl named trinh ( chintara sukapatana ) , who shows him the horrors of war first - hand .