Credits
Jeevi rating: 3/5
Punchline: 'con'tri
Genre: Action
Type: Straight
Banner: Vyjayanthi movies
Cast: NTR, Hansika motwani, Tanishaa, Prakash Raj, Asish Vidyardhi, Murali Sharma, Sayaji Shinde, Subbaraju, Mukesh Rushi, Kota, Dharmavarapu, Sunil, Ali, MS Narayana, Krishna Bhagawan,Pingpong etc
Music: Mani Sharma
Cinematography: Samir Reddy
Art: AS Prakash
Editing: Marthand K. Venkatesh
Stunts: Stun Siva
Producer: C Aswini Dutt
Story, Screenplay, Dialogues & Direction: Mehar Ramesh
Release date: 9 May 2008
ReviewStory
Kranti (NTR) is an orphan who attracts the attention of the local don Seshu (Asish Vidyardhi) who in turn reports to the kingpin PR (Prakash Raj) who is based in Hong Kong. Kranti attracts the attention of PR in no time and climbs up the ladder. Then they fall out due to some differences. Later it is revealed that Kranti is not an orphan, but the son of PR himself. The rest of the story is all about whether Kranti reconciles with his father or takes revenge on him.
Artists Performance
NTR: NTR is looking ultra glamorous with light beard in the film. NTR is superb in the role of Kantri. He dances exceptionally well in all the songs and his steps in Vayassunami and I go crazy songs are awesome. His dialogue delivery in the film has the perfect mix of mass and class orientation. He could perform the stunts stylishly due to agile body.
Others: Hansika is cute and sexy as the female lead. But she needs work on expressions in certain scenes. Tanishaa comes in the second half and has a limited role to play. Prakash Raj looks fresh with a new hair-do. Kota is entertaining as the father. The comedy done by Ali and Krishna Bhagawan does stand out. Asish Vidyardhi, Murali Sharma, Sayaji Shinde, Subbaraju are adequate. Sunil and Brahmanandam have separate comedy tracks.
Technical Departments:
Story - screenplay - direction: The story of the film has the shades of Pokiri in the mafia aspect. But there is a nice twist in the film that is revealed towards climax. Direction of the film by Mehar Ramesh is good in parts. He could able to stuff all elements in the first half and could narrate it in a crisp way. The aggression of hero shown in Hong Kong episodes is conceived well. But the tempo goes down in the second half as there is no conflict angle in the film once father and son unite. The screenplay in the second half would have been better. And the climax of the film appears dragged once the main twist of the film is revealed. On a whole, Mehar Ramesh holds promise to become a good director if he works on the holistic perspective of the script.
Dialogues: Dialogues are neat. There are sharp one-liners like – ‘Nenu taggindi weight. Head weight kaadu’, ‘slim aina slum kurradi laga vunnadu’, “idi zoo. Lopala kellandi. Janthuvulaki manchi timepass avutundi’ etc. There is also a dialogue that goes like ‘ee state lo rakta sambandham lekunda andaru anna ani pilichevaadu okkade. Aayana swargamlo vunnaru. Tarvatha anna ani pilipinchukune vaadu inka ikkada puttaledu.’ There are a couple of dialogues referring to Cycle too.
Other departments: Music by Mani Sharma is good. All the songs are well choreographed. 123 Kantri, Vayassunami and I go crazy are treat to eyes with NTR making very difficult steps appear so easy. Fights composed are good (especially the ones shot in Hong Kong). Cinematography by Samir Reddy is an asset. Editing is neat. Special effects done for this film are good. Having a 3-d animated character developed using motion capture on NTR done by Pixelloid is a unique and an appreciable experiment. Production values by Vyjayanthi banner are grand.
Analysis: The first half of the film is good. The tempo goes down in the second half. The twist towards climax is interesting. But the fights that follow appear extended. The plus points of the film are NTR’s energizing performance (dialogues, dances and emotions) and the first half. On the flip side, the conflict aspect in the second half should have been taken care of. We have to wait and see how NTR is going to unleash his mass magnetic power on the movie lovers with this commercial flick this summer!
Credits
Jeevi rating: 3/5
Punchline: subbalakshmi lechipoyindi
Genre: Love
Type: Straight
Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations
Cast: Allu Arjun, Sheila, Prakash Raj, Poonam Bajwa, Jayasudha, Subbaraju, Jayaprakash Reddy, Sunil, Chitram Seenu, Srinivasa Reddy, Jeeva, Ragini, Delhi Rajeswari etc
Dialogues: BVS Ravi
Music: Mani Sharma
Cinematography: Vijay K. Chakravarthy
Art: Anand Sai
Editing: Marthand K. Venkatesh
Lyrics: Sirivennela, Ananth Sriram, Chandrabose
Co-Producers: Sirish-Laxman
Presenter: Smt. Anitha
Producer: Raju
Story, Screenplay & Direction: Bhaskar
Release date: 1 Mayl 2008
Review
Story
Neelakanta (Prakash Raj) is a powerful man in his village who doesn’t believe in love marriages. He has two daughters. His elder daughter Subbalakshmi (Poonam Bajwa) elopes with a guy called Babu from a lower class on the night of her arranged marriage. Neelakanta men kidnap all the friends of Babu. Krishna (Allu Arjun) – a happy go lucky guy from Hyderabad – is one among them. Krishna likes a girl called Meena (Sheila) who happens to be the younger daughter of Neelakanta. The rest of the story is all about whether Krishna elopes with Meena or convinces Neelakanta to marry her.
Artists Performance
Allu Arjun: Allu Arjun is pretty excellent in the first half as the characterization in the first half is vibrant and needs loads of energy. He carried the entire first half on his shoulders. His steps in 'elagelaga' song are really cool. He excelled in the emotional scenes in the second half.
Others: Sheila is average in the film. A better looking girl would have added value to the film. Her character is also poorly etched. The comedy by friends gang is good, especially that of Sunil. Prakash Raj is good as the possessive father of girls. Sahaja Nati Jayasudha is pretty good as usual in the limited role given to her as the lovely mother of hero. Poonam Bajwa is adequate. Subbaraju is good.
Technical Departments:
Story - screenplay - direction: The basic story line is an interesting one. The way director penned screenplay in the first half is good. The interval block is nice. But it is extremely difficult to write screenplay for the second half and director seems to have faltered in the second half. There is ambiguity and a bit of confusion towards the climax and director settled for a tweaked version of DDLJ climax. Direction of the film is good in the first half. But he could not effectively translate the emotions on the screen in the second half. Bhaskar should have worked more on the characterizations. There is no individuality to the character of heroine as she behaves just the way hero wants her to. The characterization of Prakash Raj character is bit confusing in the second half.
Music: Music by Mani Sharma is good. Mani Sharma gave Hollywood texture to the background music (especially the instruments used). Picturization of the songs is pretty good. Allu Arjun's costumes would have been taken care of in 'parugulu teeyake pasidaana' song though the song is supposed to be whacky. The steps Allu Arjun did for 'elagelaga' are excellent.
Other departments: There is not much scope for witty dialogues in the film. But BVS Ravi managed to tickle your funny bones in the first half. Some of the dialogues are natural. Cinematography by Vijay K Chakravarthy is good. The graphics work done to the film should have been better. Artwork by Anand Sai is appropriate. Editing is adequate. Production values by Dil Raju are excellent.
Analysis: First half is good and entertaining with nice ambiance. The movie's tempo goes down as soon as the gang shifts to Hyderabad in the second half. The climax of the film appears little hesitant and ambiguous. The plus points of the film are energetic performance by Allu Arjun and well made first half. On the flip side, the emotions in the second half don't work and the movie lacks soul. We have to wait and see how this film fares at box office.
