Namo Venkatesa Movie Review

Movie : Namo Venkatesa
Rating: 3/5
Cast : Venkatesh,Trisha ,Brahmanandam,Dharmavarapu, Kasi Viswanath, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Mukesh Rishi, Subba Raju,Prithvi, Master Bharat, Surekha Vani, Telangana Sakunthala
Directed by : Sreenu Vaitla
Produced by : Achanta Ram
Banner : 14 Reels Entertainment, Suresh Productions
Music : Devi Sri Prasad
Release Date : 2010-01-14
Story: Venkatesh and Sreenu Vaitla use the same formula to churn laughs.The director uses faction plot, romance, and Brahmanandam/Jayaprakash Reddy/Bharat to keep the story moving and garnishes it with plenty of songs.Instead of being content doing romance and fights, Venky wears his comedy coat and with Brahmanandam in the role of Paris Prasad on his side pull off a lengthy drama that ends predictably. Venky plays the role of a Venkatramana a ventriloquist by profession ,who's not married yet as his dream girl hasn't yet arrived. When she does, he is made to believe by her uncle that she is in love with him .The heroine is in love with Aakash but like in all films when they are about to get married, the hero attempts a sacrificial act and there is a change of heart in the heroine. To lengthen the drama, and to make it colourful, a faction background is added. This is not a brilliant or a novel movie but the strength lies in blending the humour into a faction narrative. Also it does not get onto the nerves of the audiences, with a good technical execution, picturesque locations and some sentiment towards the end that all good men are rewarded the film becomes complete. Trisha this time doesn't get much to do.Venkatesh and Brahmanandam performance is not upto the mark.Jayaprakash Reddy's did his job as far as his role is concerned.The script and screenplay comes to be a routine one and Vaitla tried to keep his audiences entertained with a bit of comedy as well as drama.Venkatesh's humour, average performances by the rest and on whole, the movie turned out to be an average one. Plus Points: Venkatesh dance for songs ‘Mr Perfect’ and ‘Ringa Ringa’ Minus Points: Routine comedy Music Analysis: There is nothing new about the story but could have done well with better screenplay  Master Bharat ,Surekha vani and Jayaprakash Reddy of Srinu Vytla team were not utilised to optimum. Brahmanandam does a good job as he brings out laughter in some instances and also covers up the pale performance of remaining cast. The Movie is not upto the mark and cannot be compared to Srinu Vytla's previous movies 'Dhee' and 'Ready'.Music could be much better. Verdict : Just an Average Movie

Om Shanti Movie Review

Rating: 2/5

Film: OM SHANTI
Banner: Three Angels Studio
Cast: Madhavan, Navadeep, Nikhil, Kajal Agarwal, Aditi Sharma, Bindu Madhavi, Murali Mohan, Ravi Kale, Sunil, Pragathi, Raghu Babu, Siva Reddy and others
Music: Ilayaraja
Cinematography: Jai Vincent
Director: Chaitanya Dantuluri
Producer: Seshu Priyanka Chalasani
Release date: 13/01/2010

Review

Story

A tale of different people, the story is about different characters- Meghana (Kajal) believes in doing everything differently, she always wants variety and the only person who can give her the correct direction in this is RJ Maddy (madhavan), there is Anand (navadeep) who has been trying hard to get married and finally he meets the girl of his dreams Anjali (aditi). Then there is Noori (bindu) whose wedding gets fixed with an army officer and she is waiting for him. But then, there is Noori's brother Baba who is a bomb expert. He gets an assignment from terrorists to make bombs that will blow up Hyderabad. Also, there is Teja (nikhil) whose only aim in life is to become like hero Ravi Teja. All of them have their own stories but at one point their paths cross each other. How does that happen and what are the changes they see in their life forms the rest of the story.

Presentation

The director has come up with a good thought but then he failed to conceive it on the screen in the right manner. The presentation was okay but the narrative was haphazard. The dialogues were good at places, the script was weak and the screenplay was erratic. Background score was a letdown and not much in songs either. Cinematography was good at few places. Editing was okay. Costumes were good, art department was nice. Navadeep did justice to his role, Kajal Agarwal was alright, she looked sexy in one song, Aditi Sharma was neat, Nikhil was vibrant as usual, Bindu Madhavi was brief, Madhavan was a surprise package, he looked good, Murali Mohan was brief, Sunil managed few smiles, Pragathi was regular, the others didn't have much to offer.

Conclusion

Getting too many characters and that too with different backdrops tends to create a discontinuity. The concentration of the audience is diverted and they wont be able to connect the with the story at any point. While the first half goes about with the introduction of the characters and their stories, the second half shows the twists in their lives. The climax was disappointing and confusing. Overall, the film was good in technical values but execution of the plot was very poor. The film will need strong publicity if it has to click at the box office.

verdict: Good thought, poor execution