Since its debut at this year's Sundance Film Festival, Mandy has been sold as what looks like Taken if it was told through the style of an 80's Dungeons and Dragons campaign, with artwork by Frank Frazetta. To a certain extent, the film does indeed embody that ethos, as its visually stunning, deliberately paced story does linger on those last two influences, with the former only really kicking in towards the end of the film. So while Mandy isn't exactly the Nic Cage revenge flick it's making itself out to be, it's certainly a unique and entertaining dive into the trippy and the brutal.
Red (Nicolas Cage) and Mandy (Andrea Riseborough) live an idyllic existence in the Pacific Northwest, or as idyllic as 1983 can allow. That soon ends after an enigmatic cult leader (Linus Roache) requests Mandy be brought to him, by any means necessary. If only he'd known the chain of events that would ensue after his impulsive decision had been reached, because it doesn't take long for Red to get some vengeful ideas in his head -- and the tools to carry them out.
Mandy is by no means a fast-paced film, rather it's a more atmospheric experience that plays with visual convention rather than with narration. In fact, storywise, this film is as simple as they come. A wrong is committed, and the righteous hero kills his way to the top, in the name of vengeance and closure. That's not meant to be dismissive, as co-writer / director Panos Cosmatos infuses his second film with an enthralling energy that can keep the viewer's attention through the first two thirds, so long as they are patient to get to the closing act that sees Cage's protagonist Red go full on Rambo against his enemies.
It's equally easy to root for his quest, as Linus Roache's Sand Jeremiah is both compelling and absolutely disgusting to watch in his quest for the heart of Andrea Riseborough's Mandy. The character, a failed 70's music star who found LSD and a higher calling, is unlike anything we've seen Roache play, and his interplay with Riseborough during the second act more than makes up for Cage's temporary disappearance from Mandy. If anything, there's enough material between these two leads to have written Nicolas Cage out of the film completely, but not enough for the final confrontation between Red and Jeremiah to be truly satisfying.
With that stipulation, when Cage rejoins Mandy, the vengeance angle still totally works after the groundwork set by our observations of Red and Mandy's relationship, as well as how Mandy carries herself when in Jeremiah's clutches. Rather than making her a standard damsel in distress, she's a skittish and sensitive, but still very much a cognizant party in the whole affair. So when Red's heart aches for her absence, we can still get behind his wanting to avenge her, even if our hearts aren't totally with the cause.
The slow, methodical crawl of Mandy is punctuated by violence when needed, setting up a final half hour or so of heavy metal combat that closes the film like a shot of adrenaline to the chest. There's no wire-fu or jump kicks to be seen, rather hard fought battles with blunt and/or sharp instruments, brute force, and some nails thrown in for flavor. And despite the story's shortcomings, the shift totally works, as Cosmatos has had us sitting in the right sort of atmospheric stew to prime us for what was eventually going to happen.
Mandy could have done a little better with what it had as a movie, but it cannot be written off as a bad time. The audience is encouraged to get lost and take the trip, which ultimately leads to a colorful nightmare trading in death, revenge, and true love. Think of the film as a sensory deprivation tank, allowing you to cut yourself off from the outside world, if only for a little while. One final note: after seeing Mandy, someone needs to hand Joe Mangiello a copy of the film, as well as Panos Cosmatos' phone number. If that pair doesn't work together on some sort of collaboration for Death Saves, then that's just karmic money being left on the table.
One of the best parts about visiting Walt Disney World is that it's never the same trip twice. There's always something new happening as a way to entice guests to make the regular pilgrimage to Orlando in order to experience the four theme parks again and again.
While many people are probably considering holding off on visiting Walt Disney World until Star Wars Galaxy's Edge opens in the late-fall of 2019, there are plenty of great reasons not to wait, and Disney Parks recently announced a number of limited time events that might make you consider making the trip sooner rather than later.
Mickey and Minnie's Surprise Celebration
The Move It! Shake It! Dance It! Street Party is a parade that been going on at the Magic Kingdom for some time, but it's going to get something of a makeover in 2019. Beginning January 18, the parade's name will be changed to the Move It! Shake It! MousekeDance It! Street Party in honor of the birthday boy, one Mickey Mouse, who turns 90 years old at the end of 2018. The birthday party is scheduled to last throughout most of 2019. All of Main Street U.S.A. will be getting on the celebration as well, with barbershop quartet The Dapper Dan's and other musical acts performing special numbers to celebrate both Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
Start is good considering the kind of subject it deals with and with word-of-mouth ranging from decent to good, the collections will escalate over the weekend.
Varun Dhawan is on a roll since ever since his career started and also amongst the most bankable superstars in Bollywood. His strong credibility is backed by cent percent success ratio. Even the stars like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar can’t claim to have such unbroken string of box office successes. Over the years the actor has established himself as a mass entertainer and gained critical acclaim as well with Badlapur, October.
31-year-old actor possess enough following among youth and family audiences making him a hot property for movies. There’s always an awareness among audiences about Varun’s movie which ensures decent start at box office. Amongst last five releases, excluding October which still managed a decent start considering its niche subject, all scored superbly with double-digit opening at box-office. Let’s take a look at openings of Varun’s last five films:
Sui Dhaaga Box Office: 8.30 Crores VS Day 1 Of Varun Dhawan’s Last 5 Films!
October directed by Soojit Sircar released in limited screens opened with 5.04 crore on first day, though failed to a score double-digit, still a decent start considering unusual subject and targeted audience. In 2017, Judwaa 2directed by his father and renowned director David Dhawan, did phenomenal business of 16.10 crore on first day, even though filling in Salman’s shoe was a big task itself, Varun managed it due with his connect with masses. Badrinath Ki Dulhania, sequel to Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniastarted off its box office journey with flying colours by recording 12.25 on first day. Dishoom, released in 2016 was the first collaboration of Varun Dhawan with John Abraham. The movie was an action-thriller directed by Rohit Dhawan and managed to score more than expected with figures of 11.05 crore on first day. In Rohit Shetty’s Dilwale, Varun shared screen space with Shah Rukh Khan for first time. The movie clashed with Bajirao Mastanibut still managed to open with thunderous response by collecting 21.80 crore on first day.
Ram Pyari is also the greatest film which has crossed the blockbuster box. This film was released on Chitra26 and on the same date as NaiNavannu La 4 releasing. This was directed by SabirShrestha and the movies are based on romantic love story. The film has cast Rekha Thapa, Sabin Shrestha leading actors. These are the super hit movies in the first list that have made t attractive image and the first image for inserting their recognition.
Ram Pyari Nepali Movie
15. Nai Nabhannu La 4
Nainabhannu La 4 is also one of the highest earning films of Nepal. This film is based on family issues and problems that are suffered by the family as a single person. This film was released in Chaitra6 and it has directed by VikasAcharya. The film has cast Paul Shah, BarshaRaut, Aanchal Sharma as a leading actor. Priyanka Chopra is also acting as the main role in this film. The film story around the child action and issue.
nai na bhannu la 4 – Nepali Movie Poster
14. Wada number 6
Wada number 6 is also one of the greatest collecting films of Nepal which have crossed more than one crore around the world. The film is based on comedy and love story that shows how the poor boys and third boys want to talk with rich girl and tuck or hypnotized and capture their wealth and property. Movies have also made many recommendations by the people who have watched this once.
wada no. 6 – Nepali Movie Poster
The movie cast Deepak Raj Giri, Priyanka Karki, Jitu Nepal KedarghimireSitaramKateland Kishorkhatiwada as leading actor movies have an achieved the new reward self and it was directed by UjjwalGhimire. The movie is appreciated by many people and full of comedy makes you laugh and laugh at every aspect of shots if you watch it.
13. Hostel Returns
Hostel returns are also one of the greatest earning movies of Nepal. This film cast Anmol KC who has recently played the super hit that is DREAMS. The film is all about the hostel and the boys of hostel tell the story of how hostel student moves and runs in the wrong way and wrong habit. The movies have a good combination of wrong and right love story.
hostel returns Nepali movie
These movies have also made the reputation in all the sector and mostly the movies have collected more than one crore around. The movies were directed by SurajGhoshal which was released and Shravwn 4. The movie cast SushilShresthaSashiShresthaand SwostimaKhadka as the main role. This movie has also gained the popularity mostly by the teenager and youth that lives in the hostel and spent the fantastic and funny life a happy life.
12. Pardeshi
In the blockbuster list, the next name is Paradesi which cast the great singer and former Indian Idol PrashantTamang. He was one of the famous singers and still, he is. He has won the Indian Idol which is one of the greatest singing platforms and competition program. The movies are all about the foreign love and labor that a person of Nepal goes to a foreign country for earning the money by. Setting the story, Nepales swat on foreign land the movie leadPrashantTamang as the leading actor in the movies. It was released on Aswin 3. This movie has been directed by Narayan Rayamajhi. It is also one of the super hit movies and has crossed more than 1 Crore in Nepalese collection box.
Pardeshi Nepali Movie
11. Dream
Dreams are one of the most popular movies of all the time and it has crashed more than 2 crores collecting the funds from worldwide which has released on falgun 21. It has hit at the blockbuster in the news and cinema Anmol KC as leading role and samagraRajalakshmi as actress opposite to Anmol KC this film is directed by Bhuwan KC. This movie has made everyone surprised that a Nepalese movie can even earn such amount if the movies are better and the best. People only come to see the movie when the movies have a good story and good content along with good acting that has the capability to attract the audience.
Dreams Nepali Movie
NaiNabhannu La 2 – (3 Crore worldwide gross)
This movie made it big in the Nepali movie industry a few years back when it first released. Due to the application of new stories, new technological innovations, and good skills in filmmaking, this movie was able to establish itself as a good movie.
Much Nepalese from all around the world enjoyed watching this movie. As a result, the movie grossed 3 Crore Nepali Rupees worldwide.
Nai Nabhannu La Nepali film
Prem Geet – (Worldwide gross 4 crore)
Prem Geet is another movie which made it big in the silver screen all around Nepal and worldwide to wherever there are Nepalese living. Because of good songs, a good storyline and capturing the mind and hearts of the youths, this movie was able to earn big at the box office. Currently, the movie stands at worldwide gross earnings of 3 Crore Nepalese Rupee NRs.
Nepali Movie Prem Geet
Hostel – (Worldwide Gross 4.5 crore)
The hostel is another youth-centric movie which made a big impact in the economic condition of Nepali movie industry. The movie came to the industry as a breath of fresh air to the moviegoers who were bored with the same kind of movie every time they go to watch a movie in the theater. Starring Anmol KC, the son of Bhuwan KC who is a star in Nepali movie industry, Hostel movie made a huge impact in the youth of Nepal. As a result, a lot of people went to the movies to watch this movie. As a result, the movie grossed a total of 4.5 crores in Nepali Rupees (NRs). This movie also opened new venues for filmmakers in the Nepali movie industry as well.
Kabaddi Kabaddi – (Worldwide gross 5 crores)
The next name is KabaddiKabaddi which has also made the people mad and crazy to look this film. This film is based on the story of a village where there is the existence of a small and greater event that we have not noticed. This film has exposed the new schemes of romance and romantic features. The film cast DayahangRai, SaugatMalla, and Resham Gurung as an actress. The movies have a hitten more than 1 crore in the collection box. The movie was released onMangsir 11 as it has directed by Ram BabuGurung. These movies have made a new record in the list of Nepalese cinema collection. The film have also a very good song that made many listeners mirth feeling.
With a worldwide gross of 5 crores, Kabaddi Kabaddi is another movie which was very acclaimed both by the public and the critics in Nepal. All those living in Nepal and elsewhere watched this movie with such an interest. As a result, the lost faith in the movie industry was restored to a certain extent with the coming up of films like this. Kabaddi Kabaddi earned 5 crores as its gross worldwide earning.
Being a comedy and a social satire movie, it made a huge impression in Nepalese all over the world and also gave a good peek to non-Nepalese about the Nepali way of life and Nepali lifestyle.
Nepali Movie Kabaddi Kabaddi
10 highest grossing Nepali movies of all time
Pashupati Prasad – Worldwide gross 5.5 crore
Pashupati Prasad is also one of the highest earning films of Nepal. The film is based on the contrary issue used that is faced by people in their life due to problems and policies along with the principal. Everyone has their own principal and problems that make them moves through appropriate aspect. The movies were released on March 5th which was directed by Devendra K Khanal. The movie cast KhagendralamichhaneBarshasiwakoti and Bipin Karki as leading actor.
This film based on social life in Nepal is Pashupati Prasad. This movie followed a somber note with serious issues that had been dealt with in the story. The performance by the artists and good direction made this movie a big hit in the Nepali movie industry.
Nepali Movie Pashupati Prasad
Grossly, the movie Pashupati Prasad made 5.5 crores in just a few weeks that it ran in the theaters worldwide. The social message and good performance are what made this movie a good one to watch out for.
Loot 2- Worldwide gross 8 crore
Sequel of the movie Loot which was a big hit earlier, Loot 2 also made good records in the Nepali movie industry. The movie was much popular among the youngsters and many flocked to the theaters to watch it first-day first show.
Nepali Movie Loot 2
Because of good direction from a young director, a group of talented theater artists and a good storyline, the movie made it big in the box office. At the end of its running, the movie Loot 2 made a gross amount of 8 crores. It met the expectations of those who were already a fan of the loot franchise when it first released a few years back.
KaloPothi – Worldwide gross 9 crore
A critically acclaimed movie that released in the recent years is KaloPothi. Following the storyline of the ten years long civil war in Nepal, this movie very realistically depicts the situation of average Nepali living in the hills and mountains of Nepal.
Kalo pothi Nepali movie
This movie was critically acclaimed for its originality and was awarded a lot of accolades not only from inside Nepal but also all over the world. The movie gave a very grim view of the Nepali lifestyle and was a great success in the box office also. This movie grossed at 9 Crore worldwide just a few weeks after its worldwide release.
Kohinoor – 12 crore worldwide gross
Kohinoor was one of the most popular movies in Nepali movie industry recently because this was the last movie of Nepali star Shree Krishna Shrestha. A very loved actor in Nepali movie industry, Shree Krishna Shrestha passed away just before the release of this movie. As a result, all of his fans flocked to the movie theaters to watch this movie and made this movie an instant hit at the box office. Fans not only from inside the country but also all over the world watched this movie as a last gift from their favorite superstar. As a result, this movie grossed a figure of 12 crores worldwide making it one of the highest earning movies in Nepali film industry.
Nepali Movie Kohinoor
Loot – 15 crore worldwide gross
The first and initial movie of the Loot franchise is Loot itself. Directed by Nischal Basnet, one of the youngest film directors in Nepali movie industry, Loot created quite a buzz when it first released. Undoubtedly, this is the first movie which pulled Nepali youngsters to the theaters in Nepali scenario. That is why this movie remained in the theaters for a long time and was able to earn a lot too. When this movie first appeared in the Nepali movie industry, the future of Nepali movies started looking quite hopeful and because this movie had a good storyline, great acting, and amazing dialogues, this movie made a huge impact. Grossing at 15 crores worldwide, this movie is still one of the most popular movies in Nepali film industry.
Loot Nepali film
ChakkaPanja – 25 crore worldwide gross
One of the most recent hits of Nepali movie industry is ChakkaPanja. Directed and played by much popular comedy actors in Nepali movie industry, this movie also made a huge impact on the psyche of Nepali moviegoers. The movie was a social satire to the Nepali ways of lives and that is the reason it was really popular among the middle class Nepalese all over the world. It became one of the most popular movies and created a big buzz in the movie industry playing in theaters for a long period of time. In the end, the movie was able to make a surplus of 25 crores worldwide in Nepali Rupees. This was one of the rare occasions in the Nepali movie industry and was a good surprise as well as a hopeful beginning to those working in the Nepali movie industry.
Nepali Movie Chhakka Panja
Yes, the film is ChakkaPanja which is one of the comedy films in Nepal and has collected more than 3 crores till now. This movie cast Deepak Raj Giri, Deepa Shree Niraula and other comedian actors. This movie has forecasted the story that is happened in our surroundings. The movies have tried to give the good message to the society and people of Nepal based on social issues and confidential accident this film has made a historical collection of all around the world and the movies have got high appreciation by all the movies watched. Movies have made everyone happy and satisfied with its story and acting. The song and story have made the new screenshot to the people that give the popularity to both watcher and producer.
Eye Cores.’ Intu-Mintu London Ma’ dominated the weekend box-office at Nepal, earning Rs. 2 crore gross to boast the best gross for in more than a year after ‘Chhakka Panja 2’. The storm is still surrounding at ticket windows and it will head toward weekdays BO.
Movie made huge gross in its 2 days including Friday and Saturday, production company Eye Core Films informed to MM. Thanks to its strong word of mouth, movie will easily mark another benchmark in its first week, which is eyeing for Rs. 3 crore gross.
Dance choreographer turned director Renasha bantawa Rai helmed movie has been lauded as the movie, which created the ripples among middle-class population cities like Pokhara and Chitawan.
Audience between 18-24 age groups are preferring the movie, said Prajwol Rana, head of the Eye Core Films. He also informed that majority of the audience are girls and ladies.
The girls in Pataakha take some getting used to: you have to suspend disbelief to take these dusty, filthy-mouthed sisters seriously. But once they start settling into their roles, you cross a hump
Both Radhika Madan, who is quite a sparkler again in her upcoming Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota, and Sanya Malhotra, have their moments.
Pataakha movie cast: Vijay Raaz, Sanya Malhotra, Radhika Madan, Namit Das, Saanand Varma, Abhishek Duhan Pataakha movie director: Vishal Bhardwaj Pataakha movie ratings: 3 stars
Somewhere in rural Rajasthan, two sisters are born fighting, and they keep fighting. With everything they’ve got: imaginative ‘gaalis’, fists, kicks, wrestler-style moves. Their fights are the stuff of village ‘tamasha’, with people gathering and cheering, as the two beat, punch and fling each other to the ground, and have to be pulled apart, mostly by their hapless father.
It took me a while to fully get into the film. Why do these sisters look as if they do not bathe for days on end? Their matted hair and unwashed faces distracted me, as did their thick accents which feel faux in the beginning, making their rat-a-tat-tat dialogues quite incomprehensible in places. Why are they fighting in the first place?
But soon enough, it is clear that everything is working to a design. Vishal Bhardwaj’s Pataakha, based on Charan Singh Pathik’s short story Do Behnein, has managed to pull off a rousing parable.
Bharadwaj, who has also written the film, doesn’t waste a second in centre-staging the two sisters Badki Champa (Madan) and Chutki Genda (Malhotra) and their animosity, which simmers all the time, bursting into flames whenever things spiral out of control, with a little nudge from the sisters. And there’s nothing that their loving father Bapu (Raaz) nor the respective men in their lives (Duhan and Das) can do which will change things.
This is a wonderful ensemble cast. The village rich guy (Verma), festooned with gold chains, who lusts after the two feuding sisters; the Naarad Muni type ‘family friend’ called Dipper (Grover); the googly-eyed ‘vaid’, the wise old ‘daadi’; the two who play the lovers-cum-spouses of the two sisters; Raaz, pitch–perfect as the father, all work in tandem.
Bharadwaj’s touch with names is in evidence here too. One of my all-time favourites, Billo Chaman Bahaar, from Omkara, is almost trumped here by Dipper, called thus because he has a lazy eye, which keeps ‘dipping’. And in the way Genda is called ‘Marigold’ by her besotted lover.
The girls take some getting used to: you have to suspend disbelief to take these dusty, filthy-mouthed sisters seriously. But once they start settling into their roles, you cross a hump, and then you swing, as they do, from one fight to another, as they cross from their parental home to their marital ‘aangan’, and discover, to their horror, that they are together again. Both Madan, who is quite a sparkler again in her upcoming Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota, and Malhotra, have their moments, even if they make you want to reach out and wipe the grime off their faces, and tell them to calm down, enough already.
This film reminded me a little of Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola. Clearly, Bharadwaj has a thing for cows. Matru had a hallucinatory pink one; here there are your regular ‘desi’ ones, which Badki loves. But unlike Matru, Pataakha doesn’t lose sight of its suitably nutty comic tone (there’s a nice sly dig about ‘swacch Bharat’). Who doesn’t know that homes can be the most vicious battle-grounds?
I’ve always maintained that Bharadwaj is great with set-up and dwindles as a finisher. Happy to be proved wrong this time around. Pataakha’s ending is a cracker. Why do Badki and Chutki fight? The no answer is the answer which powers this parable, which keeps referring in a fairly simplistic one-track manner to India and Pakistan whenever Badki and Chukti are at each other’s throats. Like the two sisters, why do the countries fight? Why did they start in the first place? Why can’t they ‘do jhappi’ and forgive each other their real and imagined sins and live happily ever after? Bharadwaj’s placing Israel-Palestine, and North and South Korea in the same forgive-and-forget category is a huge stretch, but what are movies for if not for wishful thinking?
The First song of Nepali Movie PRASAD, titled ‘Lai Lai…’ has been released via Youtube. The song is accompanied by a lyrical video, with stills from the movie. Namrata Shrestha and Bipin Karki starrer movie tells the story about ‘how a couple struggling to conceive a child maintain love and mutual understanding?’
“At the heart of Prasad is an inter-caste marriage in which I have portrayed the role of the husband belonging to a lower caste. My approach while portraying this role, as in my previous movie, is the same,” actor Karki said, “I have tried to give the character some real-life resonances so that the audience can relate and empathies with him. In any project, be it in the past or now, my approach remains the same, which many have said goes against the grain of what a ‘hero’ in a Nepali movie should be.”
The movie also features director Nischal Basnet make a comeback as an actor. “I felt like I really ‘acted’ this time. Maybe it’s because of my own maturity as an actor, but more than that, it’s because of the director,” Basnet has said. He also mentioned that because the story delves into psychological conflicts between its characters, the shooting entailed plenty of retakes once even 34 outtakes before a shot was finalized.
Director Dinesh Raut, whose previous directorial include romance dramas such as Classic and November Rain, said that the song more or less captures the essence of the movie. Scriptwriter Sushil Paudel said that his debut is an attempt at “course correction of an industry where stories are often poor and aren’t portrayed creatively.”
In the song and the stills that go with it, Karki is seen as a married tailor while Basnet looks like the one that comes in between the couple’s relationship.
