Far from endearing

Here is a collage of the ever so many films you have come to associate with what is generically called the ‘family entertainers’ : large families bursting in the seams, headed by the tough looking patriarch ( Suman) who of course has a heart of gold, saccharine sweet aunts, dumb uncles one of who is designed to tickle your funny bone.

This is a reincarnate script of the tale told to eternity from times immemorial. Films like ‘D’, ‘Brindavanam’, ‘Baadshah’, ‘Aduvari Matalaku Ardhalae Verulae’…. Oh... the list is endless and has often been the prime diet of filmmakers.

Such films have also helped as an employment exchange for actors without work. Director Sunil Kumar Reddy decides on a rehash of the same formula. Where Tollywood meets Sooraj Bharjatiya is that the conflict element is kept to the minimum and there is no Seema violence to end the film.

The film starts on a fresh note: a young girl Swapna (Tanvi Vyas) yearning from freedom and the choked space of a feudal rural family. With an indulgent dad, she manages to walk out of a marriage alliance (this is where the late AVS makes his presence) and takes a trip to Switzerland.

Here she meets lover boy Krish (Rahul Ravindran) who teaches her the basic philosophies of life. She returns home for the sixtieth birthday of her parents with Rahul. First, the family refuses to accept him. Predictably endearing, he is first accepted by the lady folks of the family.

However, attempts by the family to get the girl married ends in controversy and Krish walks out of the life of Swapna.

Swapna, however, is not able to forget her love and is yearning for him mid-way through the film. By chance she meets up with him and finds out how Krish who is in Switzerland was an orphan has now found his family (Dad Sarath Babu, Mom Aamani et al).

Some rough moments and the duo finally make to the altar without much ado.

This is a film that largely concentrates on the feel good factor and chooses a pair that has not been too exposed and not yet caught up in the maddening image of Tollywood.

While veterans like Suman, LB Sriram, Raghu Babu, Ali, Venu Madhav perform as usual, the main cast try their best to infuse credibility and an air of freshness to the story.

Tanvi Vyas apes Anushka Sharma but makes a sincere effort in translating a one dimensional character. The hero moves a step ahead from ‘Andala Rakshasi’. Very sincere, he is still raw but the effort is visible and as long as he is away from the unbelievable star image, he will be enduring.

Another redeeming feature of the film is its music by MM Sreelekha, the only lady music director in the industry. Her numbers clearly add a melodious touch to the film. See it for bidding farewell to the great comedian and for some real soul soft music.
-L Ravichander