Film: Yamagola- Mallee Modalayyindi
Rating: 3/5
Cast: Srikanth, Venu, Krishna Bhagawan, Meera Jasmine, Reema Sen, Ramya Sree, Naresh, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Chalapathi Rao, AVS, Hema, Sivaji Raja etc
Banner: Frames Entertainments
Producers: Amar, Rajasekhar, Satish
Director: Srinivass Reddy
Release Date: 23rd Aug 2007
Story:
Aishwarya (Meera Jasmine) takes birth with divine blessings. She is an epitome of humanity and keeps on serving poor, orphans and needy. But she will have only 22 years of life span as per divine dictum. Aishwarya completes 22 years of age. Following the divine law, Lord Yama sends his grand son Yuva Yama Dharma Raju (Srikanth) and Yuva Chitragupta (Venu) to kill her and bring. But Yuva Yama falls in love with Aishwarya. Yuva Chitragupta also falls in love with a lady police officer in bhooloka. Instead of killing Aishwarya, Yuva Yama keeps on protecting her because of his love. Yuva Chitragupta keeps on recalling him with the ultimate motive. A rudraksha also plays big part in saving Aishwarya from death. Finally what happens? Who wins at last? Is that the love or the divine law? That is the theme of the film.
Performances:
Meera and Reema are sensible enough on screen but they appeared shorter because of tall heroes Srikanth and Venu.
Sreekanth and Venu are apt in their roles. Krishna Bhagawan made his attempt to bring laughs in theatres.
On a whole, the film promises 50 percent of comedy whether it is good or bad. And you may ask what rest is. That’s boring with routine smell.
Dialogues are good minus vulgarity. Cinematography should be lauded and graphics deserve a very good mention.
Inspirations:
The director seems to have adopted a couple of scenes with the inspiration from :
1. Bruce Almighty (pulling Moon from sky)
2. Saint Goblin Ad (while Venu placing a glass between Krishna Bhagawan and Meera)
Analysis:
The theme of the film is chosen well but the execution with characterizations is demeaning. Showing the divine celibate Narada as a lusty one is condemnable. Depicting him as a sex-broker is also beneath the contempt. It is routine in mythological films to make humor with mythological characters. But that should be balanced and within the limits. Here, in this film that appears to be beyond the acceptable limits. It is true that people laugh when jokes are cracked on divine personalities. But it is the responsibility of film makers to uphold the reverence of those divinities as well.
The comedy spilled laughs here and there but at the same time it appears to be on beaten track. Why Yama (Kaikala Satyanarayana) becomes old? He is a celestial body who is immune to death and old age. But showing him in old age and saying that he is suffering from BP and Diabetes and cracking many implied vulgar dialogues becomes hard nut to bite. Satyanarayana appeared very old and his dialogue delivery is also not clear in many scenes.
The laudable attempt is showing Late NTR, Ghantasala, Allu Ramalingaih and Kamal Hasan in Bharateeyudu get-up using graphics in intelligent way. But that too turned overdose and pesters the audiences instead of bringing in enthusiasm.
The film is made with an attempt to present a wholesome comedy. But that’s not wholesome. The songs are boring and boost no interest except ‘Subbaravu Apparavu…’ on Reema Sen. Even the song is visually stimulating with the bell-bottom get ups of Srikanth and Venu. ‘Adukodaaniko Babu kaavali..’ is a fast beat that dins in years for sometime.
Second half becomes long and boring while first half is swift and moderate. The film may appeal for masses to some extent and the success of it depends only on the patronage of them. And coming to B, C centers the film would run if the publicity is strengthened.
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