Banner: Sri Kamakshi Enterprises
Cast: Naga Chaitanya, Kajal Agarwal, Sri Ram, Sameeksha, Rahul Dev, Kelly, Brahmanandam, Mukesh Rishi, Ali, Venu Madhav and others
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematographer: Gnana Sekhar
Editor: Dharmendra Kakarala
Story, screenplay, direction: Ajay Bhuyan
Producer: D Sivaprasad Reddy
Release date: 11/08/2011
Having scored two back to back hits, Naga Chaitanya is aiming for a hat trick and this time he has paired up with Kajal Agarwal in the lead. Let us see how good the film is
Story
Set on the backdrop of US, Vishwas (Naga Chaitanya) is a fearless guy who just passes out of college. He has an elder brother Rajeev (Sri Ram) and sister-in-law Preethi (Sameeksha).
Vishwas’s life takes a turn when he chances upon Priya (Kajal) and it is love at first sight for him. Meanwhile, two dons (Rahul Dev, Kelly Dorjee) run international prostitution rings and keep selling girls. A chance incident gets Vishwas to tangle with the bad guys.
From then on, they are out to kill him. On the other hand, Priya’s marriage gets settled with another person. How does Vishwas handle both the problems? Is he successful? What has Rajeev got to do with the incidents? All this forms the rest of the story.
Performances
Naga Chaitanya looked classy in few scenes. But then, he should have thought twice before choosing a storyline like this. The roughness required for this role is not emerged from him. He might have got training for modulation.
Kajal Agarwal was not upto the mark. Basically, it was her styling, look and the weak etching of her character which makes her look very stale. Though she did try to infuse life into the character, it was useless.
Sriram is a talented performer. He is handsome, looks elegant and is expressive with his emotions in right proportions. But his character is confusing. His chemistry with Sameeksha is nice and both look good onscreen.
Rahul Dev was regular. Though his histrionics were not extreme, he makes his presence felt.
Kelly Dorjee had the routine- one helicopter scene, one killing, one fight. He did his bit mechanically.
Brahmanandam’s comedy was dumb. Ali was not required. Sameeksha still has that seductive appeal, she can get more opportunities. Mukesh Rishi was not at all used properly. Satya Krishna was standard. Tanikella was brief. Venu Madhav, M S Narayana, Uttej came and went.
Highlights
- Two songs
- Cinematography
- Production and technical values
Disappointments
- Botched up screenplay
- Empty storyline
- Zero emotional quotient
- Spineless dialogues
- Director’s inability to use Kajal’s glamour
Analysis
Rahul Dev keeps saying in the film ‘Neekoka Kadha Cheptaanu..’. That way, he comes up with 3-4 aimless stories. That’s exactly the feeling one gets while watching the film as well.
Director Ajay should realize that style alone doesn’t work, it should have substance to give the real result at the box office. He must also work on doing some study while creating characters.
Sending a big don’s own brother into the streets to search for someone is silly. International girls racket runs in highly organized structures. If Ajay is looking for a Hollywood feel then he should give depth for characterization as well.
In this film, the whole villain thing looks hollow in the film. There is no conviction in any of the scenes and it looks like a torn jeans trouser with dozens of patches in it. If it was not for the presentation, the film would have been intolerable to watch.
At the box office, the film will have decent openings due to the pre-release publicity, star-power and songs but chances of success are remote.
Bottomline: Poor execution
