Rating: 2.5/5
Banner: United Movies
Cast: Daggubati Rana, Genelia, Harshavardhan Rane, Brahmanandam, Nasser and others
Music: Chakri
Cinematographer: Venkat Prasad
Editor: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Story, screenplay, direction: Prakash Tholeti
Producer: Paruchuri Kireeti
Release date: 23/03/2012
Daggubati Rana has arrived with a different subject and this time he paired up with Genelia in the lead. Slated to be a love entertainer with different treatment, let us see how good this is
Story
Set on the backdrop of Malaysia, the story begins with Krishnaveni (Genny) who escapes from her marriage in India to Malaysia in the hope of marrying her lover (Kishore).
She comes across Ganesh (Rana), a rather practical man with a good heart but with no sentiments. Her lover doesn’t turn up and due to certain incidents Ganesh has to accommodate Krishnaveni. This results in him losing a lot of money. He decides to recover that money from Krishnaveni’s father (Nasser) and gets her back to her hometown.
However, Ganesh discovers that Krishnaveni’s fiancé is not the right man. So he decides to take her back to Malaysia. In this process, Ganesh falls in love with Krishnaveni but Kishore emerges from nowhere. What happens from there forms the rest of the story.
Performances
Daggubati Rana put his sincere efforts to carry the film but it must be said that there is a long way to go for him in terms of expressions, body language. His improvement in dance is nice.
Genelia is bubbly as usual. Using minimum makeup, she has that natural beauty and her eyes convey a lot. She is there for the mushy romance and adorable sequences.
Harshavardhan Rane looks handsome and has a cool dude look. His role was very brief but he has to develop a strong screen presence if he has to make his mark.
Brahmanandam was okay, Nasser was natural. Ali, Chitram Srinu, Vijay Sai were there to bring few smiles. Subbaraju made his presence felt. The Bollywood actor who did the role of villain was alright. Bharath was hilarious. The item bombs Maryam Zakaria, Hamsa Nandini scorched the screen with their song. Raghu Babu was regular.
Highlights
- First half
- Storyline
- Two songs
Drawbacks
- Poor screenplay
- Editing jerks
- Drag in second half
- Direction
Analysis
It’s a nail in the head and a heat under the seats of audience if watched with eyes open. Hence people loved to snore especially in second half as its hot outside and cool in theatre.
The inexperience of director is seen in big way as he failed to work on peaks, conviction in character and gripping narration. He proved to be an imperfect imitator of Puri Jagannath in some ways and Sukumar in few ways. There is no originality of virgin story teller in him.
When a routine commercial formula is taken for weaving a story, it becomes a responsibility of the director to give a different treatment to the script. And that is no easy task. Because one should maintain consistency in the screenplay and ensure that the attention of the audience is there in whatever track the film is going. That is the hiccup with this movie.
The director has chosen some ideas but the characterization of the protagonist reminds you of Puri Jagannadh movies but fails to match the standard. Moreover, the distinct Godavari accent thrust upon Rana was not required and it looked odd. As it is, the young hero is still in the budding stages and it would be a punishment to burden him with extra antics.
That way, the director must be hailed for the thought process and ideas but he should work on executing such projects with finesse and focusing on providing the right kind of entertainment quotient. At the box office, the film doesn’t have enough ammunition to sustain and score success.
If you wish to start this Telugu new year with this film, it becomes a wrong choice.
Bottomline: Watch it if you feel like, your Ishtam!!
(Venkat can be reached at [email protected])
