Really amazing movie from Tollywood's most talented Director First half of the film is neat though some of us might feel that Sekhar Kammula kind of emotional scenes are not there. But in the second half of the film, he added good emotional episodes and made sure that you get connected with the film. The plus points of the film are direction, fresh cast, music, cinematography and editing. On the flip side, the pace of the film slackens at times. Sekhar Kammula who did female oriented films like Anand and Godavari came up with a film of different genre this time. The genre might be changed, but his honesty and film-making abilities are in tact. If he sticks to his sensibilities, Sekhar Kammula can never make a bad film. Go and watch 'Happy Days'
16 Reviews
Nice story, one of the best college movies
ajay_ramaseshan28 September 2012
Sekhar Kammula has done a wonderful job in portraying college life in Andhra Pradesh. Nice story and cinematography, light-hearted movie with friendship and romance. This was the first Telugu movie that I had seen and I was pretty impressed. All the actors have portrayed their part really well, whether it be Tamanna, Varun Sandesh or the other actors. The music is amazing. If you haven't yet listened to the songs, do so. You ll fall in love with the album.
This is definitely one of the best college movies that I have seen, it may not have the big actors like 3 Idiots but still a very good watch. You would definitely like to watch it again.
This is definitely one of the best college movies that I have seen, it may not have the big actors like 3 Idiots but still a very good watch. You would definitely like to watch it again.
Are you sure about the "happy days" part???????
angelshalz18 July 2008
Another mega hit of 2007. But this time, it's not about the villains, the power or anything else that normal Nagarjuna and Chiranjeevi movies have. It is instead in simple words: about college in Andhra Pradesh. It is about ragging, friends, and relationships during college. I think it is a wonderful idea in general to create a movie with good actors who portray life in college as a time which brings about so many new experiences, if they may be good or bad. However, I didn't buy the whole idea that they summed up your "happy days." I mean I think that a person's "happy days" cover a very broad span of memories and experiences throughout a lifetime, but not necessarily in four years of undergraduate college. One really good thing though is that throughout the movie, the characters develop friendship and love for each other that we as an audience learn to care about. And the characters are very different from each other. They're thankfully not a husky gang of macho young men. There's a geek, there's a party animal, there's a studious guy, etc. But what makes it all very fun, is that they're three-dimensional. We see the romance, the partying, the drama, and the education (to a certain extent). So Check out the movie and the songs "Oh my Friend" and "Arey." A pretty good movie.
Autobiographical with inspiration from Dil Chahta Hain & Naa Autograph
AvinashPatalay6 July 2008
Instead of creating a story out of thin air, sometimes the easiest way out is to take inspiration from your own life incidents. Not doubting Mr. Kammula's capabilities, but I wouldn't be surprised to know if it was an autobiography or at least a semi. In fact it wouldn't be wrong to state that "Happy Days" is biography of everyone one of us.
Characterisation:: Keeping the long story short, every character you see in "Happy Days" will be identifiable with each one of our classmates. Ditto for situations, very true to life. It is very difficult to pin-point one single character or one situation which stand out because "Happy Days" is fully-loaded.
Romantic track:: The lead pair get the slice of the pie. And its all about KISS ie. Keeping it Simple Stupid! No mushy-mushy stuff or an ode' to Maine Pyar Kiya (read that as "over the top").
The songs are soothing and blend in with the story quite well. Screenplay is good and the editor has made good use of the scissors to keep the narrative engrossing. "Happy Days" is sound from all technical fronts. Without a doubt Mr. Kammula, you hold the reigns well.
The success of "Happy Days" proves that the audience is yelling "ENOUGH!!" to the "old wine in the new bottle" intoxication techniques'. Treading the path unknown, thinking out of the box, executing with passion and conviction are the new buzzwords which will eventually find its way into the audience's heart.
PS: CBIT never looked "the enshrined temple" of knowledge until now.
Characterisation:: Keeping the long story short, every character you see in "Happy Days" will be identifiable with each one of our classmates. Ditto for situations, very true to life. It is very difficult to pin-point one single character or one situation which stand out because "Happy Days" is fully-loaded.
Romantic track:: The lead pair get the slice of the pie. And its all about KISS ie. Keeping it Simple Stupid! No mushy-mushy stuff or an ode' to Maine Pyar Kiya (read that as "over the top").
The songs are soothing and blend in with the story quite well. Screenplay is good and the editor has made good use of the scissors to keep the narrative engrossing. "Happy Days" is sound from all technical fronts. Without a doubt Mr. Kammula, you hold the reigns well.
The success of "Happy Days" proves that the audience is yelling "ENOUGH!!" to the "old wine in the new bottle" intoxication techniques'. Treading the path unknown, thinking out of the box, executing with passion and conviction are the new buzzwords which will eventually find its way into the audience's heart.
PS: CBIT never looked "the enshrined temple" of knowledge until now.
Nice Portrayal of Friendships-Confusion-Love
Vihari_Krishna20 December 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Story : Story is wafer thin. It is just a compilation of some incidents faced by a group of friends in their college life.
Performances : All the actors except Tamannah are new and everyone acted well. More than their performances, the characters suit them as all are young, fresh looking and tender.
Story-Screenplay-Direction-Dialogues : There is no significant story to keep you hooked but Screenplay did the magic. Sekhar Kammula's narration is absolutely superb. There are only few dull moments in the entire film. His direction is nearly flawless. But following points are little unconvincing, 1) Kamalini Mukherjee's episode -> This is really the baddest part of the movie.
2) Scientific techniques used by Tyson -> Unconvincing. If you take it for fun purpose, it is okay. But some critical incidents in the movie happen due to these Techniques.
3) Little far from reality -> It is best to be viewed as fantasy than a realistic one. Because, apart from some ragging incidents, most of the scenes are less likely to happen in real engineering life. But the movie as a whole is a beautiful fantasized version of college life.
Music & Background Score : Music is the heart and soul of this film. This is easily one of the best soundtracks I heard in my life. Mickey J Meyer's music is both melodious and foot tapping. Background Score is an extension to the songs. Parts of songs are nicely incorporated into background score for some vital scenes and that is great. In a way, the soundtrack makes this film a wonderful musical experience.
Other Departments : Editing, Photography and Art work are superb.
Final Piece : Watch this film only for its Refreshing entertainment, excellent dialogues and awesome music. But do not expect your college life to be like this. College days are definitely the happiest days of one's life but the incidents shown in the movie are little fantasized and some cinematic liberties were taken. On a whole, it is a beautiful feel good film.
Performances : All the actors except Tamannah are new and everyone acted well. More than their performances, the characters suit them as all are young, fresh looking and tender.
Story-Screenplay-Direction-Dialogues : There is no significant story to keep you hooked but Screenplay did the magic. Sekhar Kammula's narration is absolutely superb. There are only few dull moments in the entire film. His direction is nearly flawless. But following points are little unconvincing, 1) Kamalini Mukherjee's episode -> This is really the baddest part of the movie.
2) Scientific techniques used by Tyson -> Unconvincing. If you take it for fun purpose, it is okay. But some critical incidents in the movie happen due to these Techniques.
3) Little far from reality -> It is best to be viewed as fantasy than a realistic one. Because, apart from some ragging incidents, most of the scenes are less likely to happen in real engineering life. But the movie as a whole is a beautiful fantasized version of college life.
Music & Background Score : Music is the heart and soul of this film. This is easily one of the best soundtracks I heard in my life. Mickey J Meyer's music is both melodious and foot tapping. Background Score is an extension to the songs. Parts of songs are nicely incorporated into background score for some vital scenes and that is great. In a way, the soundtrack makes this film a wonderful musical experience.
Other Departments : Editing, Photography and Art work are superb.
Final Piece : Watch this film only for its Refreshing entertainment, excellent dialogues and awesome music. But do not expect your college life to be like this. College days are definitely the happiest days of one's life but the incidents shown in the movie are little fantasized and some cinematic liberties were taken. On a whole, it is a beautiful feel good film.
Excellent💯👍👍👍👍👍
rdhontika22 February 2022
Superb
Hawkieye29 April 2008
The movie is really wonderful.. Some who have experienced a different college life will really long for something like this one. The director has portrayed college life beautifully ...the cricket game may not be up
To the mark ... . But still it is really funny and one should enjoy it that way . ... Love & friendship are shown beautifully ... Well it is really true that
"THE SECOND STEP OF FRIENDSHIP IS TRUE LOVE" .. .The movie "godavari"was also really great ...... awaiting your next movie
....for those who have not watched the film ....if you love to fall in love with a wonderful college life .... you should not be reading this
Right now
.... You ought to be enjoying it .....!
To the mark ... . But still it is really funny and one should enjoy it that way . ... Love & friendship are shown beautifully ... Well it is really true that
"THE SECOND STEP OF FRIENDSHIP IS TRUE LOVE" .. .The movie "godavari"was also really great ...... awaiting your next movie
....for those who have not watched the film ....if you love to fall in love with a wonderful college life .... you should not be reading this
Right now
.... You ought to be enjoying it .....!
Loved it :)
rish200621 November 2019
Feel Good movie
manseetswaroop27 April 2021
nostalgic & poignant college days!!
bonzybino19 October 2011
This was only the second Telugu movie i was watching, jus got interested in the "Shekar Khammulla style of movie-making" after watching "Anand". Well, Happy Days turned out to be one of the most beautiful South Indian movies i have seen.
Yea true, its about the colorful and youthful college days but it does stamp an everlasting impression as a classic in our hearts for reasons which are inexpressible. The movies got everything - friendship, romance, family, songs and what not. The best thing about the movie though is that we don't see any stupid twists or inane tales in between, its all about college life and no non-sense whatsoever except for some absurd comical scenes - inventions by Tyson which are used in may scenes - albeit it didn't affect the movie at all.
Songs were another awesome factor which pumped up the movie experience, both melodic and rocking songs with some beautiful background scores making scenes enjoyable. If u have been to college, you would certainly feel the magic of happy days, for it would ooze out your college life from your heart, giving u that painful nostalgia.
Yea true, its about the colorful and youthful college days but it does stamp an everlasting impression as a classic in our hearts for reasons which are inexpressible. The movies got everything - friendship, romance, family, songs and what not. The best thing about the movie though is that we don't see any stupid twists or inane tales in between, its all about college life and no non-sense whatsoever except for some absurd comical scenes - inventions by Tyson which are used in may scenes - albeit it didn't affect the movie at all.
Songs were another awesome factor which pumped up the movie experience, both melodic and rocking songs with some beautiful background scores making scenes enjoyable. If u have been to college, you would certainly feel the magic of happy days, for it would ooze out your college life from your heart, giving u that painful nostalgia.
Definitely better than most of the crap in tollywood but ahem.....
seshu_i211 April 2008
Warning: Spoilers
The movie shows a small chunk of 8 students' life in an Engineering college. Kudos to the director for selecting a really existing college, which I think is one of the basic reasons for the good openings. After watching the movie, I realized that Marketing for the movie is good and Direction... well ahem...
At the outset, the students enter the college as singles and leave the college as couples. (One fellow fails only coz he dint trust his friends.) The director created a fantasy world by revolving around the love that develops between these characters.
One of the worst parts of the movie is when Kamalini Mukherjee enters... as a lecturer but looks like a hooker. And the second worst part is when a cricket match takes place between the seniors and the juniors. You should watch it to know how bad it is.
There is a lot of incoherence in the story told. Climax is synonymous to the director's last two movies. Heroin and hero going out together (In Anand its a car, in Godavari its a walk and... YES YES U R CORRECT!! its a bike here!! ) The director always seems biased towards the female role. The subtle dominance of heroin is quite obvious in all his movies so far. But in this movie it goes a bit too far when the heroine makes the hero strip off his pant and throw it into the river...just bcoz some junior girl touched it. This wonderful event takes place at the necklace road of Hyd!!! So they two happily get onto the bike (on which the junior girls rides too B-)) and go home with the hero in his boxers and saying that it's cool as he is getting air!!! Most of the folks who liked the movie were impressed by the character 'Tyson'. But the boy speaks as though he is brushing all the time. I couldn't figure out half of what he spoke through out the movie. He loves his senior and that girl did well.
The telangana accent-wala Rajesh's character was funny. His pair girl was also okie. But I wonder how these two come to each other's hostel rooms during nights. Rajesh even goes into her room and wakes her from sleep during one scene.
There is one supposedly-clever-cum-poor fellow who gets off the studying-track for a girl who cheats on him. Neither his character nor his lover's are fully shown evolving. We are left with the question why the girl selected him from all the available choices in the college.
Now comes the lead role. Chandu and Madhu. Tamanna Bhatia as Madhu is really charming, and the director shows his obsession with the ladies' waist and back by showing again and again that part full screen. The boy who played Chandu's role reminds us of Siddharth. But knowingly or unknowingly he imitated him too.
The movie is more clichéd than it is well-written and the dialogue is not intelligent either. There are some moments in life, when everyone except you agrees on a point. Majority wins (esp. in a democracy) irrespective of what your point is. So I lose here :(
At the outset, the students enter the college as singles and leave the college as couples. (One fellow fails only coz he dint trust his friends.) The director created a fantasy world by revolving around the love that develops between these characters.
One of the worst parts of the movie is when Kamalini Mukherjee enters... as a lecturer but looks like a hooker. And the second worst part is when a cricket match takes place between the seniors and the juniors. You should watch it to know how bad it is.
There is a lot of incoherence in the story told. Climax is synonymous to the director's last two movies. Heroin and hero going out together (In Anand its a car, in Godavari its a walk and... YES YES U R CORRECT!! its a bike here!! ) The director always seems biased towards the female role. The subtle dominance of heroin is quite obvious in all his movies so far. But in this movie it goes a bit too far when the heroine makes the hero strip off his pant and throw it into the river...just bcoz some junior girl touched it. This wonderful event takes place at the necklace road of Hyd!!! So they two happily get onto the bike (on which the junior girls rides too B-)) and go home with the hero in his boxers and saying that it's cool as he is getting air!!! Most of the folks who liked the movie were impressed by the character 'Tyson'. But the boy speaks as though he is brushing all the time. I couldn't figure out half of what he spoke through out the movie. He loves his senior and that girl did well.
The telangana accent-wala Rajesh's character was funny. His pair girl was also okie. But I wonder how these two come to each other's hostel rooms during nights. Rajesh even goes into her room and wakes her from sleep during one scene.
There is one supposedly-clever-cum-poor fellow who gets off the studying-track for a girl who cheats on him. Neither his character nor his lover's are fully shown evolving. We are left with the question why the girl selected him from all the available choices in the college.
Now comes the lead role. Chandu and Madhu. Tamanna Bhatia as Madhu is really charming, and the director shows his obsession with the ladies' waist and back by showing again and again that part full screen. The boy who played Chandu's role reminds us of Siddharth. But knowingly or unknowingly he imitated him too.
The movie is more clichéd than it is well-written and the dialogue is not intelligent either. There are some moments in life, when everyone except you agrees on a point. Majority wins (esp. in a democracy) irrespective of what your point is. So I lose here :(
College days.........the best golden years one can ever have
royalroys9917 December 2008
If u have ever been to an engineering college, this movie is for you, and best if you see it in the last year of your engineering course. and don't worry if you are not an engineering student, you can still feel the taste of the college life. This movie gives you the every detail and every possible happening an engineering college can have, from love to fight for friendship, being ditched, sports, and most of all - feeling nostalgic. with no big stars in this movie, you feel the essence more charged up. and the music is excellently selected to give the movie that college look. What more 2 say. My rating shows the rest. Trust me, a must watch for every engineer.
Good entertainment
yom_cule10 April 2009
Warning: Spoilers
I am a self admitted cinema buff. I watch two movies a day when I am busy. On other days the figure gets inflated by a factor of two!! Yesterday I watched the the first Telugu Movie of my life. It was a movie called Happy Days and about life at an engineering college. The director is himself a engineering grad and so the movie must have been inspired by his experiences. There was little mention of hostel life in the movie probably because either the director himself was a day scholar or his college had no hostels, which was a let down given the fact many like me believe the real spice of engineering days is the life@hostel. I watched with subtitles, and they were a major disappointment. The intensity of laughter of my linguistically less disabled friends (whom i also call 'Gulti(s)')always drowned my infrequent half hearted laughs. As such the less I talk about the screenplay the better it would be. The movie was good entertainment even tough: 1. The songs seemed to start all of sudden (making me feel the director had already paid for the songs and wanted to insert them somewhere), 2. Some of the plot twists looked pretty impossible to happen. 3. The acting left a lot to be desired. 4. The editing could have been tighter. 5. The cinematography and special effects were amateurish many times.
Indian film makers are happy selling escapist movies and the Indian audience is happy gulping the prescribed sweet dose of medicine (fully knowing the dosage won't really help except probably increasing the already high blood sugar levels), one could find enough evidence of the malaise in the film. However I liked the characters who looked real and the sets which (the movie had been shot in a real life college) suited the bill almost perfectly. The movie though dispelled the myth in my mind that all popular south Indian movies have heros thrashing evil looking but helpless villains in different locations, wearing different dresses (though all equally silly looking) and displaying different martial art styles. The movie had a rating of 8.3 on IMDb (and my vote did not make any discernible difference). I will finish my post here as I have to wonder about who would rate a movie on more than 8.
Indian film makers are happy selling escapist movies and the Indian audience is happy gulping the prescribed sweet dose of medicine (fully knowing the dosage won't really help except probably increasing the already high blood sugar levels), one could find enough evidence of the malaise in the film. However I liked the characters who looked real and the sets which (the movie had been shot in a real life college) suited the bill almost perfectly. The movie though dispelled the myth in my mind that all popular south Indian movies have heros thrashing evil looking but helpless villains in different locations, wearing different dresses (though all equally silly looking) and displaying different martial art styles. The movie had a rating of 8.3 on IMDb (and my vote did not make any discernible difference). I will finish my post here as I have to wonder about who would rate a movie on more than 8.
Light hearted movie about college days
krishnaprajwal22 April 2024
"Happy Days" offers a light-hearted glimpse into college life, portraying youth, friendship, and nostalgia. With its engaging background scores and simple cinematography, the film also includes an overabundance of typical Telugu movie comedy, some of which may be lost in translation. While the comedic elements may not resonate with everyone, the heartwarming themes of camaraderie and coming-of-age moments make this movie a charming watch for those seeking a feel-good experience. However, it's worth noting that the movie could have delved a bit deeper, as the plot remains relatively simple throughout, the acting also at best slightly above average. Despite this, the performances by the cast bring authenticity to the characters, drawing viewers into their world of youthful adventures and struggles. Overall, "Happy Days" is a fun and enjoyable film that you would want to watch with friends on a day when you are in a mood to watch something requiring lesser mind.
Delight and Joy.!
Manju_En1 June 2021
Good movie
sumitgahlyan-5874011 December 2023
Excellent💯💯👍👍 movie. It shows the good behaviour of friends. It show us importance of friendship. This movie is a super hit movie. It tells us about the EAMCET and various branches of engineering.
Excellent💯💯👍👍 movie. It shows the good behaviour of friends. It show us importance of friendship. This movie is a super hit movie. It tells us about the EAMCET and various branches of engineering.
Excellent💯💯👍👍 movie. It shows the good behaviour of friends. It show us importance of friendship. This movie is a super hit movie. It tells us about the EAMCET and various branches of engineering.
Excellent💯💯👍👍 movie. It shows the good behaviour of friends. It show us importance of friendship. This movie is a super hit movie. It tells us about the EAMCET and various branches of engineering.
Excellent💯💯👍👍 movie. It shows the good behaviour of friends. It show us importance of friendship. This movie is a super hit movie. It tells us about the EAMCET and various branches of engineering.
Excellent💯💯👍👍 movie. It shows the good behaviour of friends. It show us importance of friendship. This movie is a super hit movie. It tells us about the EAMCET and various branches of engineering.
Excellent💯💯👍👍 movie. It shows the good behaviour of friends. It show us importance of friendship. This movie is a super hit movie. It tells us about the EAMCET and various branches of engineering.
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