It’s a real pity that the producer of this movie did not find it more sensible to donate his hard earned money to charity…at least a few lives would have changed for the better. Instead he has created a platform from where his entire cast can jump off and commit suicide for having been a part of this monumental disaster.

If ever you had a doubt that Gods are kind, that doubt would have been removed today for ever and ever…there was no one else in the theatre (INOX Screen 1) today. It was just me and my daughter to start with. Unfortunately the theatre manager seems to have made an SOS call to someone…and as a result some of the cast and the crew of the film MUSIC MAGIC landed up there just in time to see the horror story that they had helped put together.

The first Telugu Movie to feature ‘Classic Rock’…a movie inspired by Woodstock…a possible conflict and an eventual confluence of western music and Indian…fusion…a young cast…a storyline that echoed the aspirations of the youth…the build up the movie had got was amazing. The movie was making waves in Cyberspace. Social Media campaigns were running. And just imagine…me…someone who has not been going to theatres to watch movies for a while,,,told my daughter to book tickets for the two of us…and scared that if we booked lower class tickets we may be crowded by exuberance, I insisted that she book Royale Seats…now throw in the 500 bucks for the tickets…the 500 bucks for popcorn, fries and soft drinks…and you are talking over a 1000 bucks that went down the drain…

The story (I am sure there was one to begin with) starts with a college, a rock star and his band, a young, conventional but gutsy new girl…and goes on to an intercollege Music Championship in Vizag (shot at Durgam Cheruvu if you please)…it has all the right elements…romance, comedy, parental love, fight sequences, bike stunts, revealing clothes and what have you…but at the end of it, it looks like someone found out all the ingredients required for a movie but forgot to take down the recipe.

Now if someone likes the music…which I assume was supposed to be the core of the film, then the only thing I can say is that ‘hey…you are entitled to your opinion’…and in any case what is the point of arguing with a dying audience…because, for sure…any one who likes this music…especially the lyrics…especially, especially the English words and accents thrown in…and the way hip hop and rap have been mauled into so called classic rock…I mean anyone who likes this music can’t have too many days to live anyway.

I feel bad for the cast…a nice bunch of kids…none of them may be stunners…but all of them are talented. So what if the hero is a bit too chocolaty for me…and the heroine needs to tuck in her waist and do some serious surgery around her face…but a fun bunch they must have all been if their whistles and hoots during the movie were any indication.

I felt worse because as the movie was coming to an end, the whole team beat a hasty retreat…as if to leave the audience before they were mobbed by the audience…the two of us HA!!!

Alright…I have vented enough…let me say a few nice things…the camera work, even if a bit heavy on the use of the Jimmy…was decent…the colors were good…the edit was top class…and the animation of the titles etc. was superb. The chap who acted as AV Rao also did a good job.

The Production House was something called PALRED…we later found out that it was short for a Reddy producer. My advice to him…not that he asked for it, but simply because he deserves it…Please Pal…if you have a lot of money to spare…it would be my pleasure to introduce you to some of the more useful charities around…and there are quite a few…but please, please leave the kids alone…you have managed in one single stroke to put an end to their dreams…their aspirations…their hopes…it will take more than magic to help them make a mark on the industry…it will take a Miracle!!!

God Bless.