Rangula Ratnam Movie Review

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Cast: Raj Tarun, Chitra Shukla, Sitara, Priyadarshi
Director: Shree Ranjani
Producer: Akkineni Nagarjuna
Music: Sricharan Pakala
Editor: Sreekar Prasad
Production House: Annapoorna Studios

Every Sankranti paves way for high-budget films in Tollywood. 2017 Sankranti saw Khaidi No.150 and Gautamiputra Satakarni. Both the film fared well at the box office. In between these films, Sharwanand’s ‘Shatamanam Bhavathi’ was released and emerged as a super hit film. Hoping for the same magic, Raj Tarun came up with ‘Rangula Ratnam’ amid PK’s Agnyaathavaasi and NBK’s Jai Simha, which ended toppled at the box office. Let us see whether Raj Tarun made his presence felt!

Story:

The story is quite simple. It stars with Vishnu (Raj Tarun) and his mom (Sitara). Later, the lead pair; Vishnu and Keerthi (Chitra Shukla) work at ‘Emotions’, a greeting cards company. They both bump into each other in a wedding. Vishnu and his mom show extreme fondness towards each other. Keerthi takes a while before she accepts Vishnu’s proposal. Later, Keerthi calls for a break-up for unknown reasons. She becomes very possessive of Vishnu. The perspectives given by Vishnu and Keerthi are pretty realistic and justified. The film finally ends with a decent comedy.

Analysis:

It feels as if the director lost his plot in the first half. Though the core point; ‘everyone has a perspective’, is justified towards the ending, the heavy dose of sentiment and slow-paced narration throws a challenge to the audience. Despite being promoted as refreshing romantic drama, the film falls flat in the first half.
The director could have focused more on Vishnu – Keerthi episode than Vishnu and his mother right from the first half. The Mother-son episodes seem overboard for the young audience, and the comedy scenes fail to bring any laughs. Priyadarshi’s comedy worked well on the screen. The lead pair has done reasonable justice to their roles, and Sitara (as Raj Tarun’s mom) is her usual self. Chitra Shukla shines well on the screen. Raj Tarun’s comedy and the timing could have been much better.

The possessiveness shown by Keerthi, after calling-off the relation, will surely impress the audience. The dialogues between the lead pair, justifying their perspectives is worth watching. Sricharan Pakala’s music doesn’t make any impact, except for two songs. Priyadarshi gets a meaty role, and he is the only saviour. Characterisation of the lead pair could have been much better. Production values are poor. This film marks hat-trick flops for 2018 Sankranti.

Highlights:
Priyadarshi comedy
Core Concept
Comedy in patches and bits

Drawbacks:
Direction and script
Characterization of lead pair
Heavy dose sentiment in 1st half
 

Telugu Bullet Punchline: Nothing colourful in Rangula Ratnam!
Rating: 2.5/5

Jai Simha Movie Review:

Jai Simha Movie Review

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Cast & Technicians:

  • Cast: Balakrishna, Nayantara, Ashutosh Rana, Prakash Raj, Brahmanandam
  • Director: K S Ravikumar
  • Producer: C Kalyan
  • Music: Chiranthan Bhatt
  • Banner: Entertainments

The Story:

The movie opens with Narasimha (Balayya) holding a one-year-old child in his arms, travelling from one city to another city across the country before he finally settles in Kumbakkonam. He establishes his livelihood there and starts working as a driver for a temple priest (Murali Mohan).

Despite leading a peaceful life with his son, Narasimha’s patience was put to test the villain (Kalakeya Prabhakar) and a local corrupt police officer. He spots his ex-wife, Gauri during his brawl with the cop. From here, the director reveals the violent flashback of Narasimha, his acquaintance with Vijayawada politician Rami Reddy (Ashutosh Rana) and his teacher, reprised by Prakash Raj.  Who is this Narasimha? What is his background? What is his equation with Gauri? Why did he leave Vijayawada and come to live in Kumbakonam? The story revolves and evolves from here.

Analysis:

Undeniably, Balakrishna is the biggest strength of the movie. He comes up with a striking performance. Balayya’s screen presence and his trademark dialogues are bound to impress the masses. The surprise comes with his dancing skills, where his performance is worth watching. ‘Ammakutty song’ is a Sankranti treat for all his fans. Nayantara who gets a meaty role makes a strong impact on her acting and adds depth to the film.  

Her role elevates the emotional theme of the film. Prakash Raj was his usual self in his supporting role as a father to Nayantara. A couple of heroic scenes in the first half and interval scene sets the tone nicely for the second half. Hari Priya and Natasha Doshi’s have very limited screen presence. Ashutosh Rana and Prabhakar did a good job as villains. Brahmanandam comedy did not work out well. Rest of the actors performed accordingly.

Technical side:

Director KS Ravikumar should have put more focus on the story, than on Balayya, to make it more appealing to wide range of audience. Music director Chiranthan Bhatt’s music is above par, excluding a couple of songs. Though the BGM is impressive, its loudness distracts the audience at times. The choreography is marvellous and the songs are shot extravagantly. The cinematography of Ram Prasad is decent. The scenes are shot with a realistic approach. There is a lot of scope for improvement in the editing department. The film feels slight draggy in bits and parts. Production values are very good.

Plus points:

  • Balakrishna
  • Climax & Interval
  • Nayantara
  • BGM

Minus Points:

  • Story & Screenplay
  • Lewd Comedy
  • Music & Editing
  • Tamil tinge

Telugu Bullet Punchline: Only for the fans! Mass-masala without any spice!

Rating: 2.75/5

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Katthi Mahesh ‘Jai Simha’ review!

Katthi Mahesh ‘Jai Simha’ review!

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One can find live updates of a movie on instant messaging apps and micro-blogging sites. Slowly but steady, a movie’s review has moved from the audience, to online websites, and to individuals.

Though there are over 300+ film critics in the Telugu film industry, Katthi Mahesh stands for out of the crowd. Be it his row with Pawan Kalyan fans, or his bold statements, Katthi Mahesh is also known for his movie reviews. The film critic recently bashed Pawan Kalyan starrer ‘Agnyaathavaasi’, and now it is the turn of Balakrishna starrer ‘Jai Simha’.

In his review about Jai Simha, Katthi Mahesh said, ‘The film sports a 1980 story, with a 1990-styled screenplay. Neither the story or the screenplay follows any course or has any pace. Overall ‘Jai Simha’ is a mashed up cocktail that fails. Balayya’s role is absurd in this nonsensical story. Heroines are absolutely clueless about their existence. Yet another film goes into Agnatham (exile).’

With Katthi Mahesh review, the fate of the film has been decided. Fans might claim it as a blockbuster or a super hit, but the real truth is already out.

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Agnyaathavaasi Review – Agnyaathavaasi loses his way, thanks to 3Vikram

Agnyaathavaasi Movie Review and Rating

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Power Star Pawan Kalyan and ‘wizard of words’ Trivikram, who previously gave blockbuster hits like Jalsa and Attarintiki Daredi, came up with their third instalment, ‘Agnyaathavaasi’. Various rumours and incidents prior to the film’s release further increased the hype around the film. Be it Katthi Mahesh, Largo Winch, or even Pawan Kalyan’s political stance, all these thrust the film’s craze to sky-high.

Story:

The film’s tag, ‘Prince in Exile’ sums up the story in one line. Govinda Bhargav (Boman Irani) and his son are killed by their rivals, in a bid to take over their company. Little did they know about another heir, Abhishikth Bhargava aka AB (Pawan Kalyan). AB joins in their own company as an employee, in an attempt to find out who killed his father and brother. What is Indrani (Kushboo) to AB? Who killed Govinda Bhargav? Did AB find the culprits? To find, watch the movie on the big screen.

Analysis:

Leaving aside the ‘inspiration’ from Largo Winch, Trivikram falls flat throughout the film. The screenplay and script are run-of-the-mill. The film is clearly a one man’s show, and don’t be surprised to see PK almost in every frame. Though the concept of raising an heir away from the money-ridden world seems striking, Trivikram fails to establish the character development of the heir.

One wonders why the heroines even exist in the first place, given their highly-limited screen presence. The director fails to continue an interesting point, between the two heroines, in which a heroine narrates a problem as if it is her problem to impress the other heroine. The routine slapstick comedy further weakens the script. There is hardly any build-up between the hero and the villain in the movie. All you have is a repetitive story, with heroines’ serving their glamour and irritating slapstick comedy.

Apart from a few trademark dialogues, Trivikram has failed miserably in direction, narration and script work of the movie. Looks like Trivikram has taken the Telugu audience for granted this time.

The only saviour in the film is a couple of comedy scenes, and performance of Pawan Kalyan. The action sequences can be remembered, only if you did not watch Largo Winch. By all means, this is the weakest film in Trivikram’s career, and surely a disappointing one by Pawan standards. Shockingly, it takes more time to remember the character’s names, then their screen time.

Positives:

  • Pawan Kalyan
  • Story
  • Kushboo
  • Music and Cinematography
  • Few dialogues

 Drawbacks:

  • Narration
  • Pale and Slapstick Comedy
  • Lack of characterization
  • Excluding Kushboo & PK, rest all characters don’t have any value

Telugu Bullet Punchline: Agnyaathavaasi loses his way, thanks to 3Vikram

Rating: 2.5/5

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‘2 Countries’ Telugu Bullet Review!

2 Countries Movie Review

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Comedian-Turned-Hero Sunil is having a bad time in the past few years. Excluding the SS Rajamouli directorial ‘Maryada Ramanna’, Sunil had seen a decent success with the films Bhimavaram Bullodu and Poola Rangadu. But his last three films were nothing short of disasters at the box office. His latest film ‘2 Countries’ released today amid decent expectations. Let us take a look whether the film fared well at the box office or not!

Story:

Ullas Kumar (Sunil) is happy-go-lucky in his village. Ullas keeps himself away from any kind of work. He is simply an aimless and ambitionless procrastinator (someone who postpones things). The only aim he has in his life is to make quick bucks without putting any hard work. He leads his life bluffing people and deceiving them for financial gains. During this, he bumps into his childhood friend, Laya. They both fall in love with each other and get married. Even Ullas sees this as an opportunity to enter into the US and married Laya.

Later, Laya comes to know about the true motives of Ullas. During this time, even Ullas comes to know some bitter truths in Laya’s life. The rest of the story is, what are the bitter truths in Laya’s life? Did Ullas take the responsibility? How did their marriage go ahead?

Analysis:

It is definite let down from Sunil on all fronts. Right from his choice of script, to his performance, the star comedian-turned-hero has miserably failed. Sunil lost his Midas touch, let it be his comic timing or dialogue delivery. The heroine, Manisha Raj is far from cry. We hardly find any life in her character. The screenplay and narration are mediocre. Despite being a remake film, the director has miserably failed to engage the audience throughout the movie.

The Telugu remake nowhere matches the Malayalam version with the same name, ‘Two Countries’. Though the film is promoted as a comedy and drama movie, there is hardly any laughter in the movie. Though the film had great scope for emotional drama, the director utterly failed at it. Shankar failed to get the right timing and move at critical nodes in the film.

The supporting cast fared decently well, and the director failed to make the best use of them. The only breathers in the film are the glamour of Manisha Raj and Cinematography by Ram Prasad in bits and pieces. Gopi Sunder’s music feels routine. BGM towards the climax does impress the audience a bit. Production values are decent, while the editing feels kind-of messy.

Plus Points:

  • C Ram Prasad’s Cinematography
  • Heroine Glamour
  • Select-few comedy scenes

Drawbacks:

  • Direction and Screenplay
  • Story
  • Routine and lame Comedy

Telugu Bullet Punch Line: It is hard to bear ‘Two Countries’ even for two hours! 

Rating: 2.25/5

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Okka Kshanam Telugu Bullet Review!

Okka Kshanam Review!

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Allu Sirish was welcomed with a flop after his first films Gouravam bombed at the box office. Later he starred in the movie titled ‘Srirasthu – Subhamasthu’ which performed decently at the box office, and registered as a sleeper hit. After a gap of one year, Sirish is coming back with a sci-film film ‘Okka Kshanam’. The film is directed by ‘Yekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada’ fame V Anand.

Story:

The story starts with the lead pair falling in love with each other at first sight after they bump into each other at a shopping mall. Jyotsna (Surabhi) has the habit of peeping into neighbour’s window.  She comes to know that a couple (Srinivas Avasarala and Seerat Kapoor) living in the nearby flat get quarrel with each other, and also sees the husband hitting his wife. She conveys the same to Jeeva and thinks of filing a complaint.

But Jeeva persuades her not to file the complaint and tries to know the reason behind their quarrel. Jeeva gets shocked after he comes to know that the couple’s love story is same as his. Before Jeeva comes to terms, Srinivas Avasarala is sent to jail on account of murdering his wife. Jeeva fears that even he would end up killing Jyotsna. Who killed Srinivas’s wife? Why did they kill her? Is the death of Jyotsna inevitable in Jeeva’s hands? Watch the movie to find answers to these intriguing questions!

Analysis:

The modern technology has brought the world together. Many people have stated that they had seen their look-alikes in different parts of the world. And few instances have even brought the concept of ‘Parallel Life’ to light.

Director V Anand spun the story of ‘Okka Kshanam’ around the concept of ‘Parallel Life’, in which one couple finds out that their life is same as the other couple. Quarrels, fights, and everything in the life of the other couple repeats in their lives too. To this point, the director adds the notion of ‘Astrology’ and tries to tell that some supernatural power beyond science that is playing a major role in our lives without our knowledge or willingness. To this, the director added a love story and murder mystery as superficial layers to involve the audience. Director Anand is successful I narrating this complex story in a simple and a straightforward manner.

Though the concept is unique in Telugu films, given the characters in the film, the audience doesn’t feel that it’s a ‘unique’ concept. Especially, the episode where the heroine is scared knowing that her lover can kill her is worth watching on the big screen. The director was successful in bringing out the intensity of the characters in the film.

The second half seems to be a letdown, given the director’s magical screenplay in the first half. The film slightly loses grip in the second half, and what intended to be a ‘Parallel Life’ based movie, turns out into a murder mystery. The film surely takes V Anand to the next level.

Characters:

Every character in the film has its own identity. The film is a great boost for the both Surabhi and Allu Sirish. We can expect Surabhi to star in more films from hereon. Allu Sirish has shown improvement in his acting ability and dialogue delivery. One has to appreciate Allu Sirish for okaying the script. Avasarala Srinivas and Seerat Kapoor excelled in their roles as they do generally. Rohini and Sathya deserve a special mention for their entertaining comedy in the film. Dasari Arun Kumar steals the show for a brief while given his cameo appearance in the film.

Mani Sharma, who is working after a long time, lived up to the expectations. The BGM score is a boost for the entire film. Shyam K Naidu cinematography was successful in bringing life to the film.

Plus Points:

  • Story – Narration – Direction
  • Actors and their performances
  • Music
  • Entertainment

Drawbacks

  • Movie slightly deviates from the main the track in second half

Telugu Bullet Punchline: ‘Okka Kshanam’ is a ‘career’ changer for everyone in the film!

Rating: 3/5

‘Hello’ Movie Review by Telugu Bullet

‘Hello’ Movie Review

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Actors: Akhil, Kalyani Priyadharshan, Ramya Krishna, Jagapathi Babu
Producer: Nagarjuna
Director: Vikram K. Kumar
Cinematography: P.S. Vinod
Editor: Praveen Pudi
Music: Anoop Rubens

Akhil’s latest film ‘Hello’ has generated hype before its release. With Megastar Chiranjeevi lauding the film for its emotional touch and brilliant performance of Akhil in the film, the expectations on the film increased. Even Nagarjuna stated that ‘Hello’ will stand out as a grand re-launch for Akhil. Vikram, who directed super hit films like Manam and 24 directed this film. Let us take a look whether the audience clearly heard ‘Hello’ from Akhil’s ‘Hello’.

Story:

The story is pretty straightforward and simple. Akhil lives as an orphan during his childhood. He meets a girl from a rich family [during his childhood]. They both get separated with time. Later, Akhil is adopted by a very loving and caring couple. After few years, Akhil and that girl (Kalyani Priyadarshan) meet. But are unaware that they are childhood friends. Akhil tries calling a phone number which acts as a bridge between the two. The rest of the story is whether Akhil will meet her? Will they reunite?

Analysis:

After hearing the title, and looking at the teaser, everyone thought ‘Hello’ would be a film far away from Tollywood stereotypes. The moment you start watching the film, it feels like a blend of the old and new movie. You are bound to recollect movies like Mansantha Nuvve, Thuneega Thuneega as you watch Hello. It’s pretty difficult for this generation audience to connect with this kind of film. The director’s intention to include commercial elements in a feel-good movie comes as a surprise.

Though few scenes in which hero and heroine become desperate for their soulmate seem appealing, the point that separates them doesn’t seem convincing. This greatly diminished any scope for ‘drama’ in the film whatsoever. The film doesn’t consist of any ‘flashback’ scenes. The voice over the effort of Nagarjuna fails to engage the audience.

No doubt, the director might have felt the weights on his shoulders. This can be clearly seen both in the direction and screenplay department. It feels as if the director has been forced to include some sequences in the film.

Talking about Akhil, he performed exceptionally well in the high-octane action sequences. Again, one might feel the lack of necessity of such actions sequences for a feel-good movie. Akhil needs to work on emotional scenes as an actor. Heroine, Kalyani Priyadarshan failed to mesmerize the audience with her charm or beauty. The only thing you remember as you walk out the theatre is Ramya Krishna and Jagapathi Babu who played the role of parents for Akhil.

Plus Points:

  • Few scenes between Hero and Heroine
  • Action Sequences
  • Dialogues
  • Music (in bits and pieces)

Drawbacks:

  • Weak Script
  • Unwanted Action dose
  • Lack of Drama and Emotions

Telugu Bullet Punchline:

Nagarjuna’s dream of ‘re-launching’ Akhil still remains as a ‘dream’ even after ‘Hello’

Rating: 2.5/5

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Nani’s ‘MCA – Middle Class Abbayi’ Review

Middle Class Abbayi Review

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Actors: Nani, Sai Pallavi, Bhumika, Rajiv Kanakala

Producer: Dillraju

Director: Venu Sriram

Cinematography: Sameer Reddy

Editor: Praveen Pudi

Music: Devi Sri Prasad

Nani’s market has increased from 3 crores to 30 crores in the last 3 years. While heroes hailing from film fraternity are finding it hard to establish themselves, Nani has already emerged as a ‘Star’ hero. He has been on a spree of signing films in the past few years. His choice of movies played a crucial role in his successful career. His latest movie, MCA – Middle Class Abbayi is directed by Sriram Venu who is making a comeback after five years. He directed the film ‘Oh My Friend’ in the past.Let us take a look at ‘MCA – Middle Class Abbayi’.

Story:

The story rather starts with an emotional backdrop. Nani loses his mother during his childhood. His elder brother (Rajiv Kanakala) looks after Nani. They both develop a strong bonding right from their childhood. Soon, after getting a job, Nani’s elder brother finds hard to look after Nani.

Nani’s brother gets married [to Bhumika]. After his brother’s marriage, Nani starts feeling insecure about his relationship with this brother. At that juncture, Nani’s brother gets transferred to Delhi, and his sister-in-law (SIL) gets transferred to Warangal due to their respective professions. Nani is forced to accompany his SIL. It is at that time an unexpected event takes place in their lives.

By the time Nani realizes the value of his SIL, she faces a life-threatening situation. The rest of the films is all about, who is the behind all this and why?How did Nani manage to save the life of his Sister-in-law?

Analysis:

In recent times, many Telugu films shed light on the relation between brother-in-law and sister-in-law. But MCA becomes the first film to take the relationship as the central point of the movie. Nani and Bhumika excelled in their roles beautifully. It looks like the director did not concentrate deeply to bring out the true essence of their relationship. And even the scene in which Nani realizes his SIL’s goodness seems to be quite pale, lacking elevation and emotional depth.

More or less, the film’s central point drifted towards the love track between Nani and Sai Pallavi. With Sai Pallavi giving one her best performances, and Nani delivering his magic, the first half of the film disappears in a blink with clean and wholesome entertainment.

With the kind of villain’s introduction and build-up, and the photographic memory of the hero, one is bound to expect a thrilling second half. This is where the director fell falt. There are hardly any scenes that depict mind game between the hero and the villain. The characterization of the villain is far from cry when compared to his introduction. Scenes between the hero and the villain test our memory about past Telugu films. It is clear that the director lost his grip during the second half of the film. Everyone who has seen the movie might feel that the director has missed something very dearly. Overall, though the first is excellent, the second half gravely disappoints.

If the director had taken extra effort in writing the scenes between the hero and villain in the second half, MCA – Middle Class Abbayi would have turned out to be another blockbuster in Nani’s career. With nothing as expected, the film remains close to another routine Tollywood flick.

Plus Points

  • Nani & Sai Pallavi acting
  • Vijay Varma’s (Villain) acting
  • First Half and dialogues
  • DSP Music elevates the film
  • Rich production values from Dil Raju

Drawbacks:

  • Second Half
  • Hero – Villain episode in 2nd half
  • Weak screenplay between Nani and Bhumika
  • Love track dominating the central point

Telugu Bullet punchline: Middle Class Abbayi just manages to ‘Time pass’!

Rating: 2.75/5

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‘Saptagiri LLB’ Telugu Movie review

‘Saptagiri LLB’ Movie review

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‘Saptagiri LLB’ is the official remake of Bollywood hit film ‘Jolly LLB 2’. It was a black comedy film, with comedy, entertainment, scenes questioning the honesty of the lawyers and power-packed courtroom scenes as its main strengths. Akshay Kumar received critical acclaim for his role in the Hindi version. Hoping that the film would bring success if a remake is made in Telugu, producer Dr. Ravi Kiran purchased the remake rights to the film and produced Saptagiri LLB with Saptagiri as the lead cast.

Story:

Saptagiri, a son of a farmer hails from a small village. After fighting many cases in the village, Saptagiri feels that he could get the recognition, name, and money only if he practices law in the city. He also wishes to marry his cousin. He comes to Hyderabad and lives with his brother-in-law. In due course, he comes to know that a lawyer named Raj Pal (Sai Kumar) saves the accused from an accident case, in which many have lost their lives. Saptagiri chooses to file a PIL in the court. The rest of the story all what difficulties he faced after filing the PIL? How did he overcome those difficulties? And who died in that accident? and finally, how did he manage to achieve his mission?

Analysis:

Director Charan Lakkakula made necessary changes to the original screenplay to suit the Telugu nativity. The film revolves around the sensitive point that how the accused in many road accidents are going scot-free. Saptagiri’s transformation from a comedy role in the first half to an intense emotional role in the later part of the film is a treat to watch. He shows his acting skills in the scene where he brings justice to Farmers. The Courtroom scenes are the highlight of the film.

The comedy track, along with romantic scenes and songs manage to hold the audience for the first half. The second half has its equal share of romantic track and ingesting twists that elevate the film gradually. The emotional courtroom scene at the climax takes the film to its peak.

The audience will have a good laughter watching Saptagiri and Shakalaka Shankar on the screen. Sai Kumar and Saptagiri are a plus for the movie. Saptagiri managed to fare well in songs and fights. The BGM elevates the emotional scenes. Screenplay and direction complement each other. The film is produced with good production values. 

 Plus Points:

  • Screenplay &Direction
  • Performances of Saptagiri and Sai Kumar
  • Emotional Court scene at the climax

Drawbacks:

  • First half
  • Drag and slow narration.

Telugu Bullet Punch Line: Saptagiri manages to win his ‘Saptagiri LLB’ case at the Box Office! 

Telugu Bullet Rating: 3.5/5

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Malli Rava Telugu Bullet Review

Malli Rava review

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It’s been a long time since Akkineni camp hero Sumanth had a hit at the Telugu box office. That’s the reason producers and directors hardly approached Sumanth in the recent times. After his film ‘Naruda Donaruda’ flopped at the box office, it is only ‘Malli Rava’ offer that went to the hero. Though the producer and director are beginners, it’s really a brave move by Sumanth to go ahead with them. let us take a look whether the film fared well at the box office or not!

Story:

The story revolves around the two principal characters; Karthik (Sumanth) and Anjali (Akanksha Singh). They both love each other right from their teenage. While everything seems to go on a positive note, they either end up in dispute or someone brings a rift between them. At a point where, marriage is the next immediate thing, the couple break-up. The rest of the story is all about the consequences that lead to their breakup, and whether the couple had a happy ending or not.

Analysis:

Given the film’s story that starts in 1997 and ends in 2017 introduces us to a new style of flashback approach. The narration scores better than the film’s story. The director was successful in depicting a ‘realistic story’ rather than a movie. Director Gowtham stayed away from unwanted emotional scenes, comedy track and commercial scenes. He managed to stick to his point on how love changes through teenage and later stages in life. The screenplay is the greatest strength of the film. Director managed to illustrate various aspects that take place in different phases of life without any confusion or muddle.

Hero Sumanth proved how good an actor he is, given a good subject and a talented director. It’s hard to find Sumanth in the film. Karthik will surely travel with you to home. This is undoubtedly the best performance in Sumanth’s career. Sumanth’s exhibition of subtle emotions is fantastic to watch on the big screen. Even Akanksha Singh as Anjali excelled beautifully. The lead pair clearly lived up to the expectations of the director.

On the technical front, Cinematography, Music and production values added value to the film.

Plus Points:

  • Direction and Screenplay
  • Sumanth and Akanksha Singh Acting
  • Dialogues by Gowtham

Drawbacks:

  • Slow and draggy in few scenes

Telugu Bullet Punch Line: Sumanth to pull you back to theatres with ‘Malli Rava’! Don’t miss out!

Telugu Bullet Rating: 3.25/5

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