Swami Ra Ra movie review

 

Movie :            Swami Ra Ra

Rating :           3/5

Director:         Sudhir Varma

 

Behind the screens
Young stars Nikhil and Swathi are saying 'Swamy Ra Ra' in their quest for success on silver screen in the direction of Sudheer Verma. Let us see whether movie lovers blessed them with success stars or not.

Story Line

A golden Vinayaka idol stolen from famous Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple Kerala changes hands from one person to another across the country and at the sametime the value of the idol increases enormously. Surya (Nikhil) earns his livelihood by indulging in pickpocketing along with his gang and suddenly finds himself in possession of the precious idol. However when dreaded criminal Durga Prasad (Ravi Babu) kidnaps his journalist girl friend Swathi(Swathi), he decides to help her parting away with the idol. How the events unfold should be enjoyed on silver screen.

Performance

Nikhil gave a neat performance. His changed style and looks are a perfect match for the storyline. Colors Swathi gave a bubbly performance and her beauty will be remembered for long time. Others came with spirited performances. 

Analysis
 
Director Sudheer Verma came with good storyline and neat script and executed it perfectly without deviating or pulled by the pressures of tried and tested formulas. Film slowed a bit here and there but overall it is passable. Except for predictable climax and story reminding people of some of the previous hits, film is enjoyable to the core. He extracted optimum performance from all actors and his technical team helped him in filming the story in a good and enjoyable manner. 

Technicals

Lakshmi Narasimha Entertainments banner production values are quite good. Editing of SR.Sekhar could have been little better but nothing to complain. Sunny gave good enjoyable tunes as music director and his background score generates interest in the film. Richard Prasad's cinematography is excellent. 

Movie Marks

Nikhil and Swathi makes Swami Ra Ra a sweet special for movie lovers.

Credits

Banner: Lakshmi Narasimha Entertainments
Cast: Nikhil, Swathi, Pooja, Chanti, Ravi Babu, Jeeva, Jogi Brothers and others
Music: Sunny M R
Cinematographer: Richard Prasad
Editor: S R Shekhar
Story, screenplay, dialogues, direction: Sudhir Varma
Producer: Chigurupati Chakri
Release date: 23/03/2013

Gundello Godari review

Rating: 2.5/5
Banner: Manchu Entertainment
Cast: Aadhi Pinisetty, Lakshmi Manchu, Sundeep, Taapsee, Ravi Babu  and others
Music: Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematographer: Palani Kumar
Editor: M R Varmaa
Story, screenplay, direction: Kumar Nagendra
Producer: Lakshmi Manchu
Release date:  08/03/2013

Lakshmi Manchu who has been venturing bravely with various genres of movies has now arrived with yet another different subject. Whether it is good enough or not let us see

Story
Set on the backdrop of the Godavari floods which happened in 1986, the story begins with Malli (Aadhi) and Chitra (Lakshmi) who get married. Just as the floodwater begins to pour in, everyone goes around to save their lives including these two.

This brings them to know about each other’s past as Sarala (Taapsee) a big man’s daughter comes and gives a gold ring to Malli whereas Dora Babu (Ravi Babu) comes and gifts gold chain to Chitra.

While Malli reveals his connection with Sarala, Chitra reveals about her link with Dora Babu and Suri (Sundeep) the person she loved. What happens in that forms the rest of the story.

Performances
Aadhi has intensity in him which cannot be missed and he is a good fit to the role of a fisherman. With the right kind of choices, he has the potential to become a tough mass/action hero.

Lakshmi Manchu has done a committed job and her efforts to get the Godavari slang are appreciable. She has a good smile which she could use more often to spread a good charm.

Sundeep Kishan was good. He got into the character with ease and performed as per the requirement. He is a promising lad.

Taapsee was wild, rustic and natively sexy. Her role might come across as a shocker and she has carried with effectiveness. She has also cut down her weight making her look different.

Ravi Babu was apt, Ramesh was upto the mark, Annapurna was standard, Suja Varunee was raunchy, good to see Mumaith back, the others didn’t have much.

Highlights

• Cinematography
• Visual effects
• First half

Drawbacks

• Weak emotional quotient
• Second Half
• Poor intensity

Analysis
The film had its share of hiccups and delays before it has released and at one point not many remembered it. Now that it has come the primary theme that it is based on the backdrop of Godavari floods caught the interest.

The backdrop as it may be, the primary plot focuses more on the tales of two people and their relationships. Within the first thirty minutes of the film, one gets a feeling that there is a good bit of Tamil flavor in the director. The characters are truly native, their traits are somewhat realistic and sometimes unacceptable to the general viewer. For instance, Taapsee’s character would strike unusual but fact remains that there are many girls like that in society.

But on a celluloid format and that too for the entertainment seeking Telugu audience it could be a tough pill to digest. The film takes off with a good visualization and the efforts taken by the graphics team to show the flood situation is impressive.

As it gets into the story there is a realism attached to it. That way, the director has shown that he has good material and presentation skills in him. But he should have also sharpened his narrative by bringing in more emotional juice and energy.

There were many instances which had good scope for that. Overall, this is a film which has been well made technically but not content wise. It may engage the people of age groups 30s and 40s to some extent due to 1986 backdrop story and Ilayaraja factor, but not to the present day youth audience.

Bottomline: Tamil flavored Telugu film