ABCD Review : Fails to entertain !
ABCD Movie Review
Telugu360 Rating 2.5/5
Story:
Aravind alias Avi( AlluSirish) is a son of a millionaire NRI ( Nagababu) who migrated to USA 25 years ago. Being a rich kid, Avi spends up to $20K per month which scares his dad. Nagababu sends his son to India to make him understand the value of money, value of hard work. After Avi reaches India, all his credit cards are disabled so that he doesn’t get easy money, also all his USA contacts have been alerted not to send money to him.
Rest of the film is about how Avi and his friend survive the slum life in India. It also deals with how the duo become media celebrities and earn own reputation.
Analysis:
Movie takes off interestingly but fails to build further on the premise. The concept of American born rich desi kid coming to India , without any funds available to spend , sets up ample scope to generate humor but the team has been only partially successful ..That too in first half. In couple of scenes Allu Sirish ,Bharath ( Master Bharath ) are able to generate humor. Entire political thread involving finance minister Subhalekha Sudhakar, his son Raja is a damp squib. Feel good image artist Srinivennla Raja’s selection for a villain role is a miscast, that impacted entire second half. Hero heroine friendship or love track is poorly written.
Vennela Kishore’s ‘ Koffee with Kishore ‘ news reader character has been written around the popular youtube video ‘ Frustrated News reader ‘ and it is hilarious.
Allu Sirish has acted well, in climax scene his speech is impressive. Bharath as hero’s friend is fine as well. Heroine Rukshar Dhillon has limited role, acted okay. Nagababu is adequate as hero’s father. Production values should have been much better. Given the hero’s market, it appears there is a compromise in spending. Director Sanjeev shows some ability to narrate the proceedings interestingly but budget, casting etc. factors restricted the output.
Positives:
- Hero Allu Sirish shows ease in action
Negatives:
- Poor Casting, production values
- Less entertainment
- Lack of commercial elements
Verdict:
ABCD has a story that is not a run-of-the-mill one. There is little entertainment in first half, which could have been better though. Second half is more story oriented one with no enjoyable moments. Overall, in B C centers this film may find some audience and elsewhere it will be an uphill task to bring audience to the theater with this content.
Telugu360 Rating 2.5/5
Will Allu Sirish’s ABCD better ‘Okka Kshanam’ run in overseas
Allu Sirish has pinned all hopes on his Summer release ABCD( American Born Confused Desi) which is the official remake of Malayalam film with the same name. Debutant Sanjeev Reddy is its director and Sirish reprised Dulqueer Salman’s role. He will be seen as an NRI who gets into an intricate lifestyle after landing in India.
The teasers and trailers of ABCD received a good response from the audience and set some encouraging buzz on the film. Allu Sirish’s previous film Okka Kshanam performed decently at the overseas box office as it collected more than quarter million ( $ 285K) in its full run. So, it remains to be seen if ABCD strikes a chord with an overseas audience and performs better than Okka Kshanam or not.
As Maharshi didn’t excite audience there and is having a full second weekend in overseas, ABCD has definitely got a good chance to notch up decent numbers if it manages to garner hit talk from premiers.
ABCD Premiers Today : USA Theatres List
| Overseas by BlueSky Cinemas | ||||
| Release Date: May 17, 2019 with PREMIERES on May 16, 2019 | ||||
| State | Address | Theater Name | Circuit | |
| AL | 820 Colonial Promenade Parkway, Alabaster, AL 35007 | AMSTAR 14 – ALABASTER | Independent | |
| AR | 2200 Bellview, Rogers, AR 72758 | MALCO PINNACLE HILLS CINEMA | Malco | |
| AZ | 3420 East Bell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032 | HARKINS NORTH VALLEY 16 | Harkins | |
| AZ | 5000 Arizona Mills Circle, Tempe, AZ 85282 | HARKINS ARIZONA MILLS AND IMAX | Harkins | |
| CA | 6081 Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90045 | Cinemark 18 and XD | Cinemark | |
| CA | 600 Los Cerritos Mall, Cerritos, CA 90703 | HARKINS CERRITOS 16 | Harkins | |
| CA | 32100 Union Landing, Union City, CA 94587 | Union City 25 + XD | Cinemark | |
| CA | 200 Serra Way #37, Milpitas, CA 95035 | Serra Theatres | 8k Miles | |
| CA | 1433 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126 | Towne 3 Cinemas | 8k Miles | |
| CA | 39160 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, CA 94538 | Cinelounge | Independent | |
| CO | 8300 E. Northfield Blvd., Denver, CO 80238 | HARKINS NORTHFIELD 18 | Harkins | |
| CT | 99 Redstone Rd, Manchester, CT 06040 | Buckland Hills 18 IMAX | Cinemark | |
| DE |
| Cinemark Movies 10 | Cinemark | |
| FL | 12332 University Mall Court, Tampa, FL 33612 | Cinemark Movies 10 | SMG | |
| FL | 4535 Southside Blvd, Jacksonville FL 32216 | Cinemark Tinseltown and XD | Cinemark | |
| FL | 15601 Sheridan Street, Davie, FL 33331 | Cinemark Paradise 24 and XD | Cinemark | |
| GA | 10743 Alpharetta Hwy Roswell, GA 30076 | Digimax Theatres | 8k Miles | |
| GA | 9700 Medlock Bridge Road Ste 170, Johns Creek, GA 30097 | REGAL MEDLOCK CROSSING STADIUM 18 | Regal | |
| GA | 5920 Roswell Rd Unit C-103, Sandy Springs, GA 30328 | Spring Cinemas & Tap House | Independent | |
| IL | 6500 Rte 53, Woodridge, IL 60517 | Cinemark 16 + IMAX | Cinemark | |
| IL | 9180 W Golf Rd, Niles, IL 60714 | MovieMax Cinemas | 8k Miles | |
| IL | 1111 Wylie Dr, Bloomington, IL 61701 | Bloomington Galaxy 14 Cine + IMAX | Marcus | |
| IN | 3535 W. 86th St., Indianapolis, IN 46268 | STUDIO MOVIE GRILL COLLEGE PARK | SMG | |
| IN | 1848 E Stop 13 Road, Indianapolis IN 46227 | Cinemark Movies 8 | Cinemark | |
| KS | 16301 Midland Drive, Shawnee, KS 66217 | B&B THEATRES SHAWNEE 18 | Independent | |
| LA | 2610 Citiplace Court, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 | MOVIE TAVERN BATON ROUGE CITIPLACE | Marcus | |
| MA | 168 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Cambridge, MA 02138 | Apple Cinemas | Apple Cinemas | |
| MA | 591 Donald Lynch Boulevard, Marlborough, MA 01752 | REGAL SOLOMON POND STADIUM 15 | Regal | |
| MD | 7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover, MD 21076 | Egyptian 24 + XD | Cinemark | |
| MI | 44425 West 12 Mile Road, Novi, MI 48377 | EMAGINE NOVI | Emagine | |
| MI | 4100 Carpenter Road, Ypsilanti MI 48197 | Ann Arbor 20 + IMAX | Cinemark | |
| MI | 3195 28th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512 | Celebration – Woodland 14 | Independent | |
| MN | 3400 Vicksburg Ln N, Plymouth, MN 55447 | Mann Plymouth Grand 15 | Independent | |
| MN | 20653 Keokuk Ave, Lakeville, MN 55044 | EMAGINE LAKEVILLE | Emagine | |
| MN | 1116 Shakopee Town Sq, Shakopee, MN 55379 | MARCUS SHAKOPEE CINEMA | Marcus | |
| MO | 1220 Mid Rivers Mall, Saint Peters, MO 63376 | MARCUS WEHRENBERG MID RIVERS 14 | Marcus | |
| NC | 1140 Parkside Main St, Cary, NC 27519 | Frank Theatres Cine Bowl | Frank Theatres | |
| NC | 9110 Kings Parade Drive, Charlotte, NC 28273 | Ayrsley Grand Cinemas | ITBS | |
| NC | 9508 Northeast Court, Matthews, NC 28105 | Cinemark Movies 10 | Cinemark | |
| NE | 304 N 174TH ST, Omaha, NE 68118 | Village Pointe Cinemas 16 | Marcus | |
| NH | 11 Executive Park Dr, Merrimack, NH 3054 | Cinemagic Merrimack 12 | Cinemagic | |
| NJ | 2399 Route 1 South, North Brunswick, NJ 08902 | REGAL COMMERCE CENTER STADIUM | Regal | |
| NJ | 1000 Corporate Court, South Plainfield, NJ 07080 | REGAL HADLEY THEATRE STADIUM | Regal | |
| NJ | 1655 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ 08820-2822 | BIG Cinemas Movie City 8 | 8k Miles | |
| NJ | 3125 Kennedy Blvd, North Bergen, NJ 7047 | Columbia Park Stadium 12 | Independent | |
| OH | 5870 Harrison Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45248 | Cinemark Western Hills 14 | Cinemark | |
| OH | 200 Hutchinson Avenue, Columbus, OH 43235 | MARCUS CROSSWOODS CINEMA | Marcus | |
| OH | 6360 Busch Blvd, Columbus, OH 43229 | Screens at the Continent | TriState | |
| OH | 3773 Ridge Mill Drive, Hilliard, OH 43026 | Movies 11 @ Millrun | TriState | |
| PA | 180 Mill Road, Oaks, PA 19456 | REGAL OAKS STADIUM 24 | Regal | |
| PA | 2100 Settlers Ridge Center Dr., Robinson, PA 15205 | Cinemark Robinson Township and XD | Cinemark | |
| RI | 622 George Washington Hwy. Lincoln Mall, Lincoln, RI 02865 | CINEMAWORLD LINCOLN | Independent | |
| TN | 7051 Malco Crossing, Memphis, TN 38115 | MALCO MAJESTIC 20 THEATRE | Malco | |
| TX | 7201 N Central Expressway,Plano, TX 75025 | Cinemark Legacy and XD | Cinemark | |
| TX | 8505 Walton Blvd, Irving, TX 75063 | REGAL MACARTHUR MARKETPLACE 16 | Regal | |
| TX | 10110 Technology Blvd W, Dallas, TX 75220 | STUDIO MOVIE GRILL NORTHWEST HGY | SMG | |
| TX | 2661 Midway Rd , Carrollton, TX 75006 | FUN MOVIE GRILL | Independent | |
| TX | 15436 F M 1825, Pflugerville, TX 78660 | Tinseltown 20 + XD | Cinemark | |
| TX | 12920 Northwest Freeway, Houston TX 77040 | Cinemark Tinseltown 290 and XD | Cinemark | |
| TX | 5063 N.W. Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78229 | Cinemark Movies 16 | Cinemark | |
| VA | 6201 Multiplex Dr, Centreville, VA 20121 | Centreville 12 | Cinemark | |
| VA | 45980 Regal Plaza, Sterling, VA 20165 | REGAL COUNTRYSIDE STADIUM 20 | Regal | |
| WA | 700 Bellevue Way NE, Lincoln Square,Bellevue, WA 98004 | Lincoln Square Cinemas | Cinemark | |
| WI | 5200 S Moorland Rd, New Berlin, WI 53151 | Marcus Ridge Cinema | Marcus | |
| WI | 7825 Big Sky Drive, Madison, WI 53719 | MARCUS POINT CINEMAS | Marcus | |
Allu Sirish’ ABCD: New Director on Cards
Mega hero Allu Sirish has been working hard for success and he is all set to test his luck with ABCD. This Malayalam remake is directed by debutant Sanjeev Reddy and it completed shoot long ago. Suresh Babu and Allu Aravind watched the film in a special screening and suggested several changes. After a series of delays, ABCD is announced for May 17th release.
The latest news is that young director Pawan Sadineni who watched the film recently suggested and made several changes for the film. Some of the scenes are now shot again after he penned fresh episodes. The work will continue for the next four days.
The new content should match the flow of the film and ABCD will undergo several changes in the edit suite again. The repairs for ABCD are expected to take place until the last minute. Despite of an impressive trailer cut, the film failed to generate the needed buzz.
Rukshar Dhillon is the heroine and Yash Rangineni, Madhura Sreedhar Reddy are the producers. Allu Sirish will face an acid test with ABCD.
ABCD Trailer: The struggling story of a Confused Desi
Allu Sirish ABCD Trailer
Mega hero Allu Sirish took his time and signed the remake of Malayalam blockbuster ABCD. The film is titled ABCD (American Born Confused Desi) and is directed by Sanjeev Reddy. The film is hitting the screens this summer and the makers released the theatrical trailer of ABCD today. The trailer is packed with entertainment and narrates the struggle of an American born youngster who flies to Hyderabad.
Allu Sirish plays Aadi in this comic entertainer and ABCD narrates about how his life alters after landing in Hyderabad. Rukshar Dhillon is the female lead and the film also has a cute love story along with a strong backstory laced with politics. The background score looks good and Bharath essays another crucial role. On the whole, the trailer of ABCD looks impressive and brings good hype on the film. ABCD is hitting the screens on May 17th across the globe.
Allu Sirish’s ABCD nears completion
It is a known news that Allu Sirish walked out of Suriya’s film to concentrate on his upcoming film ABCD which is the Telugu remake of Malayalam hit film with the same title. Dulquer Salmaan played the lead role in original. Debutant Sanjeev Reddy is directing the Telugu version and Rukshar Dillon is the female lead.
According to the latest reports, the shooting formalities are wrapped up barring a ten day schedule in abroad. The makers are planning to complete the remaining portion in December and release the film in February. Allu Sirish will be seen as a spoilt brat from US who comes to India and completes his graduation. How he turns into a better man forms the crux of the film.
Sirish has reduce his weight by 5-6 kgs to look the part in this role. Madhura Sreedhar is producing the film.
Allu Sirish plans to play it Safe
Mega hero Allu Sirish looks quite careful but he is yet to get his much needed break as an actor. After a long break, the actor opted out to remake a Malayalam comic entertainer ABCD with the same name in Telugu. Sanjeev Reddy is making his directorial debut with this comic entertainer and the film’s shoot is taking place in Hyderabad. The actor himself announced that ABCD will hit the screens on February 8th 2019 all over.
Allu Sirish planned to play it safe and release the film after the holiday season when there is no rush of films. American Born Confused Desi (ABCD), as the name reveals is all about the story of a Confused Desi. Madhura Sreedhar Reddy and Yash Rangineni are jointly bankrolling ABCD. Allu Sirish says that he is quite confident on impressing the audience with ABCD.
Kannada sensation in Allu Sirish’s ABCD
Mega actor Allu Sirish is thriving hard to prove his mettle. After a series of disappointments, he signed a Malayalam remake and the movie has been titled ABCD (American Born Confused Desi). Sanjeev Reddy is making his debut as director and the regular shoot kick-started recently. The movie is said to be a comic entertainer and Rukshar Dhillon is the female lead. Child actor Bharat is making his re-entry and he will playing a prominent role in ABCD.
The latest news is that Kannada sensation Rashmika Mandanna will be seen essaying a crucial role in the movie. Though the role is crisp, the actress signed the film as her character has enough prominence. Madhura Sreedhar and Yash Rangineni are bankrolling this comic entertainer and ABCD will hit the screens during the end of this year.
Allu Sirish to remake Dulqueer Salmaan’s hit film
Malayalam heartthrob Dulqueer Salmaan’s hit film ABCD is going to be remade in Telugu soon.
Reportedly, Mega hero Allu Sirish is going to reprise Dulqueer’s role in the Telugu version which is going to be helmed by debutant director Sanjiv Reddy. The film will be launched in June and the regular shooting will commence simultaneously.
The makers are thinking to retain the same title for Telugu version as well. ABCD ( American Born Confused Desi) is about a rich NRI who comes to India to lead a normal life under dire circumstances. The film will have good dose of humour and drama.
The cast and crew will be finalized shortly.
