IslandGuru Who payed the critics

Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

cybersupam After Sarkar and Sarkar Raj RGV is back again with another serious creation that brings out some of the most important hidden elements of activities running inside the country. Rann is one such movie which emphasizes on teaching the hidden truth to the audiences than entertaining them. Here the prime subject of Rann is media behind the camera and political corruptions, although it is not new but at least editing and presentations are acceptable.According to box office report Rann failed in return on investment. But who cares it whether a hit or flop!!! We have to care only whether it succeeds to touch the consciences of the large spectrum of audiences. Most of the critics thumbs upped the movie but due to lack of audiences it could hardly run in the business.As the audiences of a democratic country each and everyone have the right to like or dislike a particular movie. And to tell the truth I liked and enjoyed Rann. In justifications of performances Big B did a mindblowing job as a media icon Vijay Harshvardhan Malik owning a TV news channel India 24x7. But, in some moments his role reminds of Subhash Nagre in Sarkar and differences are only in his dresses. After all it also came from RGV.Sudeep played the role of US returned Indian who wishes to settle in India and help his father in controlling the TV news channel. His role is prepared to put more pressures in the story. Sometimes his character appears as emotionally immature man, who most of the time loses his sentiments. He was much better in Phoonk than in Rann.Next comes Ritesh Deshmukh who puts some masala in the storyline as a decent and serious journalist Purav Shastri, who is the only solution to the problems. To date he is offered here his evergreen role, and that is also in a RGV production. Ritesh appears better in serious and dashing roles than fool or comedian boy. I give thousands thumbs to him in Rann!!! Paresh Rawal as a politician Mohan Pandey is not new. And we have been seeing him in this kind of appearances right from the late 1980s. He looks rather tired than fresh, and hardly influences in the story. The other actors need not be mentioned, as they are not necessary. Moreover, Rajpal Yadav has nothing new to make us laugh than getting rid of him.Rann is a very serious movie as like as previous RGV movies, and what should we expect more than this? He is a kind of filmmaker who experiments on a particular subject instead of trying to entertain the audiences. He does not agitate in making a movie in his own way with his own beliefs and ideas. But as long as Rann runs till the end, it brings out thoughts about moral and corruptions in audiences' minds. Hope to see again such movies from RGV in future.

kunalkhandwala "Government, businessmen and politicians are responsible for the stability of the country, thereby encouraging development but to the common man, how are they accountable for their duties? For this very reason, Media was born". Rann deals with the misuse of media's power that reaches out to millions with the truth. This high voltage, no nonsense thrilling drama that captivates your mind and engages you into its unpredictable screenplay has Ram Gopal Verma written all over it and it is indeed among his finest films. Rann is technically brilliant in every aspect. The subject is serious and seldom will you find a light moment and when the story demands it, Ramu enters the realm with all his might. Not a single song for diversion, not a single heroine dancing around, not a moment to edit, not a single mundane dialogue and not a stone unturned. This is cinema in its finest story telling form.Vijay Harshvardhan Malik (Amitabh Bachchan) is the Godfather of India's news media. Righteous and truth seeking in his approach, Malik always favors the truth over TRP ratings and sensationalism. His son, Jai (Sudeep) wants the company to prosper by catering to the viewers' choices while supporting his father's integrity. Naveen (Rajat Kapoor), brother-in- law to Jai, introduces Jai to Mohan Pandey (Paresh Rawal), the cunning politician who will cross all limits to gain his political mileage and together, they convince Jai to create news to gain a tremendous jump in the channel's viewership. Purab Shastri (Ritesh Deshmukh), the new comer in the channel is a devotee of Vijay Malik and as the sinister plot unfolds before him, politics and media unleash true mayhem. In all this, Amrish Kakkar (Mohnish Behl) stands to gain advantage out of his competitive positioning and his shrewdness. Rann moves at a reckless pace with a riveting narrative and explosive dialogue from its ensemble starcast. In terms of its distinct musical score, Sikkon Ki Bhookh, Gali Gali Mein Shor & Jana Gana Rann are very pertinent tracks to the movie's theme and will take repeated listening to catch the essence of the lyrics. Credit for a phenomenal screenplay goes to RGV and for optimizing the potential of such a strong cast of actors. Amitabh Bachchan is outstanding as the restrained and truthful media baron. His finest moment is towards the end when he comes in front of the nation, unravelling his channel's misuse. Paresh Rawal as Mohan Pandey is evil yet his confidence in his techniques is appalling. The smoothness with which he misleads the public in his speeches deserves some chuckles. Rajat Kapoor impressively plays the over ambitious businessman, Ritesh Deshmukh portrays the right amount of composure for his character while walking straight on RGV's guided path while Mohnish Behl deserves an applause for such an awesome come back. He is a capable actor and one wonders why his on screen shrewdness went unnoticed for so long. Gul Panag and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi are worthy in their roles while Rajpal Yadav renders some comic relief without digressing from the movie's theme. But RGV is the true hero of the Rann. With slick presentation, brevity, brilliant screenplay aiding the seamless narration and a no-nonsense, to-the-point approach in every scene, he conveys the movie's message in a thriller like socio-drama. Sikkon Ki Bhookh, Gali Gali Mein Shor & Jana Gana Rann are very pertinent tracks to the movie's theme and will take repeated listening to catch the essence of the lyrics. Rann is uplifting, enlightening, meaningful, intense and worthy of a large combo deal at the cinemas. 8.99 on a scale of 1-10.

shivamrockz07 I had never expected much of this film before going to watch it, and well when I did watch it, It turned out to be worse than I would have thought. The acting performances are pathetic except for Amitabh and Paresh Rawal. The music is the worst my ears have ever experienced. The subject is good though, but the script isn't strong enough. I cant think of how people have given it so high ratings. If you like movies like: Blue, Kabakth Ishq etc etc. you may like it. Do yourself a favor and give it a miss, maybe watch it when on your TVs, but I recommend giving it a miss even if you can watch it for free. There are a lot of newcomers in this movie who do nothing but overreact, the songs are irritating and really annoy you, same for the background music.Requirements to watch this movie: Low IQ and some tablets of aspirin.Please don't waste time on this pathetic excuse for a movie. I rate it 3 out of 10, 2 stars each for the performances by Amitabh Bachchan and Paresh Rawal and one for the subject.

Varun Reddy This is my first review for any movie and I am writing it in response to all those people who blindly criticize movies just for the sake of criticism. I have been waiting for the release of this movie for the last 2 months, because the trailers for this movie were really great (which is something unexpected for a Bollywood movie). And the movie justified my wait. I am not much of a fan of Bollywood, but this movie was totally worth the wait and worth every paisa of the Rs. 175 I spent to see it @ PVR Cinemas.The predictability of the movie (something that a few people criticized and something that some may feel is a spoiler) was the beauty of the movie - RGV made sure the movie ended on expected lines. He didn't show us anything that we did not know - he just presented it in a very compelling way that makes us sit up and notice.The music was really appropriate. The first half of the movie gives you a feel of Madhur Bhandarkar's "Fashion" in it's pace. The second half of the movie is a bit slow, but the ending justified the pace.This has to be the the second best role of Amitabh Bachchan in the last 15 years (after his role in Sarkar). Mohnish Behl was exceptional and it was nice to see him get a role that only he could have justified. Paresh Rawal and Sudeep also played good supporting roles. Ritesh Deshmukh has finally found a serious role that suits him well :) His acting skills may have be panned by many, but he did justice to his role in the movie. Rajat Kapoor was great as usual in his small, but significant role.Don't watch this movie if you want to be entertained or get enlightened. See it to reinforce your distrust in the media, to think once more about what is right and what is wrong, to question your own judgment and to watch Amitabh Bachchan deliver another sound performance.Varun Reddy.http://www.varunreddylive.com