Josh

It's been more than a week since i have seen this movie. It was Venky, Sreeni and me in the Urvashi theater near Lalbagh that had almost half the seats empty for the 2 P.M show on the movie's release date. It appears that most of the people are not aware that Telugu movies are at times screened in this theater.


The movie starts with Naga Chaitanya staying in Vizag wanting to move to Hyderabad in the middle of his degree studies. It becomes apparent that he is moving away for a reason but that suspense element is maintained through out the first half with a subdued character played by Chaitanya. Living along with Sunil, he frequents to a canteen near by MGM college. It has students frequenting the place and there obviously are few of the heads looking for trouble. Instead of fighting with them as in any other movie, he walks away feeling pity and sympathy for the students. The reason has to do with his college life that will come on to the screen in the second half. His role of mute spectator doesn't last longer as he tries to bring reform among the students.

If the movie didn't reach the expectations of the masses, it doesn't either shatter the expectations. If one walks into the theater expecting a row of fights, high voltage dialogues, then yes, this movie disappoints. People seem to compare this with Chirutha, the debut movie of Ram Charan that tries to showcase every ability of the hero. This movie isn't so. It doesn't try to put the hero on the top at every opportunity. It almost strictly follows the script with director working on it rather than on the hero. Saying so, this is not so different from other movies speaking in absolute terms. It's just that it ain't easy to take this path with the debut film of a star's son. It attempts to bring out a message. Producer Dil Raju and director Vasu Varma should be appreciated for this. This is also the debut for Karthika, daughter of yester year's heroine Radha. She does deliver a good performance but she isn't very appealing with her looks that matter the most for Telugu industry. The director could done better with the role of JD. Sunil and Brahmanandam are apt for their roles. The romance between the lead pair isn't carried properly into the second half making it look unfinished.

With his acting, Naga Chaitanya almost meets the expectations. There are scenes in the first half where he goes expression less. The script might have demanded it but he wasn't very convincing. He does better in the second half. It looks as if he matured a lot and has become more confident of himself as the shooting progressed. His voice is good and he looks very young on the screen. With all the support he has got and the decent skills he showcased in his first movie, it ain't very difficult for him to be seen among the league of big stars in the Telugu industry.

My Rating - 7/10