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Quick Review: NNOR

By Rinku Gupta Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja is the debut direction of Karthik Venugopalan, with a team of popular You Tube stars starring in it. The film is produced by Sivakarthikeyan Productions. Two youngsters ( Rio Raj and RJ Vigneshkath) are unemployed but have dreams of making it big in life via thier You Tube videos. A chance meeting with a rich man (Radha Ravi) gives them a unique opportunity to earn crores if they fulfil 3 strange conitions he has. Do they manage to fulfil the conditions? At what cost? The laughs come in spurts here and there. The lead actors manage to pull off thier roles albeit a bit weakly in the emotional scenes which dont strike a chord. Plenty of messages are thrown in via dialogues and situations. A good effort by the director to bring in current socio- political references and especialy the ailment of society's apathy in general which affects the common man. Shirin Kachwala debuts as a reporter and does her bit sincerely though there

Quick Review : Men In Black International

by Rinku Gupta In Men In Black International directed nt F Gary Gray, thre action  moves to international waters, namely to London.  Molly ( Tessa Thompson in an engaging performance) joins as a probationary officer working with the flamboyant agent H ( Chris Hemsworth). A brush with an alien leads them to a secret weapon that several people are after including a suspected mole in the agency. The London head High T ( Liam Neeson) gets involved and the action heats up in a chase to find the truth and save the world. The war of words  and  suggestion of a chemistry and oodles of magnetism between M and H keeps up the interest levels in the film making for an interesting watch.. There are more aliens of all sizes which add to the novelty factor, like  Bassam and thevsiper cute Pawny ( voice by Kumail Nanjiani ) By way of action and adventure dont expect too much but the scenic shots of Naples island fort are breathtaking  where Rebecca Ferguson as the evil ex girlfriend makes a brief

Vijay Devarakonda shoots at Lille Airport in France,invites French Ambassador for film screening in Hyderabad

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By Rinku Gupta Tollywood hearththrob Vijay Devarakonda is currently shooting for  his next Telugu project in the scenic locales of France. The  unit has been shooting in the north of the country, at  Lille,  the capital city of the beautiful region of Hauts De France. The shoot has  been going on inside  the Lille  airport. The airport authorities have tweeted  thier delight at having the Indian actor in thier midst for a film shoot. The airport authorities have put out photos of the shooting on social media. Devarakonda has also been spending time with his family when not shooting. Photos of him vacationing with his parents and brother in the seaside resort town of Arcachon in the south west of France, have been viral on social media. France seems to have extended a warm welcome to the actor and the Indian unit.  None other than the Ambassador of France to India, Mr Alexandre Ziegler,  posted a tweet appreciating Devarakonda visting   scenic Arcachon. About Deva