Most of the film passes off in a ‘touch and go’ manner without going deep into things. Secondly, there should be enough focus on creating a comedy track which is entertaining and gives some light moments for the audience. The challenge here is, when there is a predictable storyline everything depends on the screenplay and what kind of momentum is generated in terms of dramatics. But still, he could drive the Volvo to its destination managing not to have any accidents or dents.
Given his credentials, he was given a project which was way beyond his proven capabilities. What happens when someone who is driving a Maruti car on city roads is given a Volvo bus and asked to drive on a highway? That is exactly the case with the director in this film. Charmee came and went with her item song but could not grab attention. Devan, Avinash, Pragathi, Sathya Krishna and others filled the screen with their presence. The comedy group comprising of Brahmanandam, M S Narayana, Raghu Babu, Krishna Bhagawan didn’t deliver the full humour quota. Ganesh Venkatraman made his presence felt. His styling and appearance is rather interesting. Prakash Raj was serene and delivered a subdued performance which was required for his role. His dialogue delivery is exceptional and there were many traits of the great actor S V Ranga Rao in his diction and body language. Ravi Shankar did full justice to his role. Though her character didn’t have depth, she carried it with good appeal. She is graceful, seductive and beautiful.
It is good to see Anushka back in Tollywood screens. He could have been more assertive in his dialogue delivery, they were a bit quivery. Nagarjuna has given a decent performance and as usual he gives complex to all youngsters with his charming looks and well maintained physique.
Will that really work? Will Mallikarjun’s faith in Lord Shiva be restored? Will Andhakasura achieve his dream? All this forms the rest of the story. But destiny has that Mallikarjun should marry Maheswari. He can achieve that only by marrying Maheswari (Anushka), a gifted child born in special planetary time. What Malli is not aware is, the death is caused by Andhakasura (Ravi Shankar) who has waited thousands of years to control the ‘Panchabhootha’. Mallikarjun (Nagarjuna) is a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva (Prakash Raj) but an incident during his childhood resulting in the death of his family takes away all his faith. Whether it was worth the wait let us see. Story, screenplay, direction: Srinivas ReddyĪfter a long fight with the graphics during the making and then with the financiers during the release, Nagarjuna’s costliest film of his career has finally arrived. Cast: Nagarjuna, Anushka, Ravi Shankar, Prakash Raj, Ganesh Venkatraman, Brahmanandam and others
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