Godfather - Movie Review

After the colossal disaster of Acharya, Megastar Chiranjeevi is coming with Godfather , which is a remake of Malayalam blockbuster Lucifer. RB Chowdary, NV Prasad and Ram Charan producers. Director Mohan Raja who is well known for delivering blockbusters in Tamil with remakes of Telugu films like Jayam, Bommarillu, Amma Nanna O Tamilammai, etc is directing this film. His last direct Telugu film was Hanuman Junction. However, Mohan proved his mettle with an original script Thanioruvan which was a blockbuster then and it was remade in Telugu as Dhruva. 

Story :-  Chief minister of the state dies and political games start for the CM chair. Home minister Varma (Murli Sharma), CM's son in law Jaidev (Satya Dev) are the contenders for it. However, knowing of their cruel intentions and corrupt nature, party treasurer and CM's close aide Brahma (Chiranjeevi) creates obstacles for them. CM's daughter Sathya Priya (Nayanatara) doesn't want to see even Brahma's face and she also supports her husband Jaidev to become CM. Jaidev tries to grab power by all means and tries to win over Brahma, but with his political mastermind and his network, Brahma doesn't let it happen. Who wins this political game? Why Sathya Priya hates Brahma so much? These questions are answered in the story. 

Performances :-  All the actors did a terrific job in this political thriller. Murli Sharma, Nayanatara, Samuthrakani, Shafi, Sunil, Shayaji Shinde, Anasuya, Bharath Reddy, Divi, etc. Satyadev was stupendous, the variation in his expressions, dialogue delivery was superb. Chiranjeevi is flawless. This is infact a challenging role because this character doesn't have his usual comedy timing, masala dialogues, massy warning, no dances at all. However, Chiru managed very well with subtle expressions and smile. Infact his eyes did the major part of acting. Salman Khan's role is very limited and he was fine. Majority of his scenes had graphics and they were not upto the mark. Didn't connect much to Salman's entry or climax. Had it been done by Pawan Kalyan movie would have gone to next level. 

Technicians :-  Mohan Raja's screenplay is racy, crisp and on the spot. The movie doesn't feel bored or slow at any point of time except for last 5-10 mins. There is an elevation scene or dialogue for every 10-15 mins. Director succeeded in maintaining the high at regular intervals and he should be appreciated for that. Chiru's movie without any dance number or songs is itself a challenge, that too a serious & class role, narrating only story for 2 and half hours is herculean task, but Mohan Raja has passed it with distinction. Editing is very neat and made the movie jam packed. Fights were okay. Thaman's background score is terrific. The heroic elevation scenes were boosted with his score. Almost all the songs come as montage in the movie and they were apt to the situation, especially Naja bhaja jajara. Costumes were relatable to the political concept. Dialogues were simple but striking. 

Positives :-

Story and racy screenplay

Terrific cast and their performances

Elevation scenes

Negatives :-

Dragged Climax portion

Salman episode graphics

Summary :-  I haven't seen Lucifer since Chiru is doing it. Having said that I'm sure the changes done in Godfather would surely make it a better entertainer than Lucifer. The reason is, I felt the same after watching Bheemla Nayak and Ayyappanum Koshiyum one after another. Direct Malayalam movies are OTT watchable but not commercial films for our taste. So this story is new to me and I loved it. It has great premise, perfect goosebumps moments, elevation scenes powered by terrific acting and background score. It's a perfect commercial film. 

Rating :- 3.25/5. It's a classy mass film. Must watch it if you haven't seen Lucifer. 

Ponniyin Selvan (PS) - 1 : Movie Review

The genius Mani Ratnam has come up with his dream project after 4 years of his last release Nawab (Chekka Chivantha Vaanam in Tamil). Ponniyin Selvan has been his dream project and Mani Ratnam wanted to bring it to big screen since many years and finally it materialised. With an ensemble cast and crew, PS-1 released finally after multiple breaks  in shooting since 2020 due to the pandemic.

Story :- Sundara Chola (Prakash Raj), who is the king of Chola dynasty falls ill and it is time to announce the next king in Tanjavur. His eldest son Aditha Karikaludu (Vikram) is the heir to the throne. He doesn't want to come to Tanjavur and is waging war after war on multiple kingdoms with his army. Hearing that some coup is happening in the kingdom, Aditha sends his friend cum warrior Vanthiyadevudu (Karthi) to secretly knew what was happening and inform the same to his father and his sister Kundavai about the same. Vanthiyadevudu begins his journey and finds that, Pedda Paluvettarayudu (Sarath Kumar) who is the treasurer of Chola kingdom is planning a coup in the kingdom with the help of other Samantharayulu to announce Madhurantaka (Rahman) as the next king, since  Madhurantaka's father was king before Sundara Chola and he shifted to spiritual ways and gave kingdom to Sundara Chola as Madhurantaka was too young then. In this journey, Karthi also meets Paluvettarayudu's wife Nandini (Aishwarya Rai) who is planning the coup from behind as she has an hidden past to do so. Kundavai asks Vanthiyadevudu to inform about the coup to her younger brother Arunmozhi Varma (Jayam Ravi) who is fighting a war in Lanka and bring him back to Tanjavur. Also, Sundara Chola sends Kundavai to bring Aditha to Tanjavur. If both the brothers join together in Tanjavur it is tough to announce Madhurantaka as king. To stop the brothers from coming together, Paluvettarayudu and Nandini sketches a plan. Were they successful in doing so? Why Aditha doesn't want to come to Tanjavur? What is the relation between Aditha and Nandini? What is Nandini's past and why she is planning the coup? Who is Ponniyin Selvan and how did that name came? These form the rest of the story. 

Performances:- Karthi gets a meatier role compared to others and we see the story mostly through his version. He did a commendable job and he brings the lighter mood to an otherwise serious drama. Jayam Ravi only enters in 2nd half and he suits to the prince role. Trisha as the princess is gorgeous and she did a good job. Aishwarya Rai has the most toughest role and she nailed it with both beauty and performance. I personally felt Vikram is a misfit for the role. He looked old and overboard in some instances. The only reason to choose him could be to match Aishwarya's age and to bring back memories of their previous outing Villain. There is a huge cast and they all excelled in their space.

Technicians :- Ponniyin Selvan is a based on Kalki's novel which comprises of 5 books, which is based upon real life incidents during Chola dynasty and some fictional elements. To compress them into 2 part film is a tough task and Mani Ratnam did a good job in doing so. Being a periodic film, the tone and colour of the film are completely different when compared to Mani Ratnam's regular flavour of Grey, Blue, Black. There are too many characters and their names are also of tamilian style, which makes us tough to register and remember. Had they introduced us to the characters with names through posters before release of film like how Rajamouli did with Bahubali it would have been easier. Mani Ratnam didn't concentrate much on graphics or war scenes, thus they aren't not visual extravaganza. However, the climax fight sequence in the sea was well shot. AR Rahman background score elevates the movie well. After a long time, liked few songs of Rahman. Song placements are also good. Ravi Varman cinematography is superb. Editing by Sreekar Prasad is apt as they couldn't delete anything. 

Positives:-

Story & Drama

Leas cast and their performances

Karthi

Negatives:-

No goosebumps stuff

Not a visual extravaganza

Summary:-  PS-1 is a story driven novel based film with lot of drama. Mani Ratnam sticked to the same and didn't take any cinematic routes. People might tend to label it as slow, boring due to the same, but I liked the story and narration. For any 2 part film, the end of the 1st part should leave audience in a suspense so that they shall wait anxiously for the 2nd part and Mani Ratnam did exactly the same. The last shot makes people wait for 2nd part. 

Rating :- 3/5. Definitely watchable on big screen.

Being a periodic drama and war based movie, people compare every frame and war scene with Bahubali and feel this is a lame attempt which is not correct. Rajamouli is known for emotional & elevation scenes, hero centric films and graphical extravaganza, which is his core competency and he is a commercial blockbuster director like Shankar. Well, that's not the case with master storyteller Mani Ratnam. He is into realistic movies, subtle expression, simple stories and more of drama. He sticked to the same even in PS-1. Let's not compare Sachin with Virat.  

Oke Oka Jivitham - Movie Review

Sharwanand has teamed up with debutant director Shree Karthick for Telugu-Tamil bilingual with Vennela Kishore and Priyadarshi in crucial roles and Amala Akkineni as the core point of the plot in a time travel based emotional story. 

Story :- Aadi (Sharwanand) is a good singer who is low on confidence and afraid of crowds. He couldn't overcome his fears and perform even after getting good opportunities through his girlfriend Vyshnavi (Ritu Verma) as he is struck in the past. Aadi misses his mother (Amala) a lot. A quantum physicist Paul (Nasser) offers Aadi a chance to go back to past through time machine and get things corrected. His friends Seenu (Vennela Kishore) and Chaitu (Priyadarshi) also wanted to travel back to change their lives as well. Did this time travel succeed and were these 3 able to change their lives forms the rest of the story. 

Performances :-  Sharwanand as a struggling musician who adores his mother has excelled in this role and is very believable. This is one of his best performances. Vennela Kishore and Priyadarshi have full length roles and both were equally good be it comic timing or emotional scenes. Amala Akkineni as Aadi's mother is apt. Her acting, costumes and total presence is simple, warm and refreshing. The kids who played younger version of lead roles were also very good. Nasser as scientist was natural. Ritu Verma has a limited role and she did fine. 

Technicians :-  Director did an excellent job with story by blending time travel with an emotional point that hooks audience to back the lead characters. Plot looks inspired from the popular Netflix series Dark (German). Being debut director, he has handled a complicated storyline very effectively. Especially, a sentiment based movie is a risky venture, considering taste and patience level of current movie going audience. Loved the interval bang, which I didn't see coming. There are few lags in the screenplay during 2nd half but they are ignorable. Casting and costumes are apt for the story. Music by Jakes Bejoy compliments the narration with his background score and montage songs. 

Positives :- 

Story & gripping narration 

Lead characters performances

Negatives :-

Few lag episodes 

Summary :- Oke Oka Jivitham has all the ingredients of a perfect family entertainer.

Rating :- 3.5/5 (Go watch it, you won't get disappointed)

Ante...Sundaraniki - Movie Review

Vivek Athreya proved himself as an intelligent story teller with Mental Madhilo and Brochevarevarura. Nani after his sucessful venture Shyam Singha Roy has joined hands with Vivek Athreya under the production of Mythri Movie Makers. Nazriya debuts tollywood with this flick. 

Story :- Sundar wants to go to US desperately to fulfil his childhood dream for which he pursues with his boss. However, his orthodox brahmin family has too many restrictions for him which he wants to break and move. 

Meanwhile Leela Thomas heads to US to complete course in photography after convincing her parents. Have they both fulfilled their wishes? How the paths of these 2 cross forms the rest of story. 

Performances :-  Nani just bailed it as Sundar. His antics, diction, frustration, comic timing all are pitch perfect. In general, heroor any other character plays an orthodox brahmin role, knowingly or unknowingly they tend to get overboard. However, Nani was able to get the correct wavelength and maintained it decently. His monologues with Naresh and Harsha are superb. Nazriya as Leela was good. Her dialogue delivery, acting, expressions are fresh to Tollywood, but It's not such a great role for which Nazriya had to debut. Childhood characters of Sundar and Leela also have good scope and both children have done well. All the character artists have done exceptionally well in their respective roles, be it Naresh, Rohini, Nadiya, Azhagam Perumal, Anupama, Srikanth Iyengar, Rahul Ramakrishna. My favourite was Harsha Vardhan. His dialogues, timing, antics are too good. I enjoyed his character like anything, though it's small. Despite being a terrific actor he is not getting meatier roles, which he should. This is my favourite character of his, after Anukokunda Oka Roju. 

Technicians :-  Background score of Vivek Sagar is engaging and exciting. Majority of the songs except  are montage and we don't concentrate on the them due to the narration. Cinematography and costumes match with the different timelines in the story. Vivek Athreya proves his intelligence again with his screenplay and story. Layered screenplay with back and forth narration engages us in the plot. In general, 20-25 minutes of a movie gets covered through 5-6 songs. But narrating a 3 hr movie without any songs is a big challenge and Vivek has lived up to it. Barring few boring or slow episodes here and there, remaining part of the movie is entertaining. 

Positives :-

Story & Screenplay

All the performances

Negatives :-

Dragging episodes before interval and during climax

Summary :-  Ante Sundaraniki is an enjoyable watch with whole family. If you can bear through a couple of boring episodes, you will love the remaining part. 

Rating :-  3/5 (Engaging and Entertaining)

Vikram - Movie Review

Lokesh Kanagaraj has created a separate fanbase for himself with Sundeep Kishan's "Maanagaram" and Karthi's "Khaidi". Khadidi especially was a terrific action thriller based on one night. After that he made "Master" with Vijay which was a commercial success, though it didn't completely look like a Lokesh Kanagaraj movie. Now he has joined hands with Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan and terrific performers Vijay Sethupathi and Fahad Faasil for #Vikram. 

Story :- A drug consignment of Santhanam (Vijay Sethupathi) worth crores goes missing from Port one night. He starts searching for it and goes on a killing spree whomever he thinks were behind it. The next day, an undercover cop gets killed by few masked men and the video of it will be sent to police department. After the death of this cop, his father Karnan (Kamal Haasan), gets addicted to alcohol, drugs, etc..instead of taking care of his daughter-in-law and grandson. Meanwhile, few more killings happen in the city by the masked men and in that process Karnan also gets killed. To investigate these murders, a special team headed by Amar (Fahad Faasil) is appointed. Through the investigations, Amar unfolds few mysteries about Karnan. Who is Karnan and why is he killed? Who are these masked men and did Santhanam find his consignment? Who is Vikram forms the rest of the story. 

Performances :- Fahad Faasil as a sincere and serious cop is apt. He has more screen space throughout the movie compared to Kamal and Vijay. Vijay Sethupathi as a menacing villain is terrific. His body language, nuances and performance is top notch. Kamal Haasan still has the old charisma and his eyes speak a lot. He's stylish, Uber cool and did well in the action episodes. After the death of SPB, Kamal has done how own Telugu dubbing and it looked original and authentic. Remaining actors did a good job within the space and as per the demand of story. The cameo of Suriya in the end is mind blowing. His get up, dialogue delivery and premise is superb.

Technicians :- Background score and songs are intense and engaging, credit to Anirudh. Costumes are completely in the lines of grey and dull, to suit the mood and interest of the director. Majority part of the movie is either in night or in dark place like basement, closed rooms etc., which is Lokesh Kanagaraj's favourite frame. Cinematography and lighting should be appreciated to still show us the faces within the limitations of night and darkness. Stunts were stylish, sleek and huge. Lokesh Kanagaraj has excelled in all the departments be it the story, screenplay, characterization, action episodes and extracting the performances from a stellar star cast. Had the run-time is a little less and editing had been more crispier, movie had been a masterpiece. 

Positives :-

Story & Action episodes

Stellar casting and splendid performances

Background score

Negatives :-

Slow narration and lengthy

Not edge of the seat thriller like Khaidi

Summary :-

Vintage Kamal Haasan is back with an action thriller in the combination of 2 finest actors Vijay and Fahad. If could bear the slow narration and length, you must give it a try. My favourite episode was "Agent Tina", Background score and the action episode following it is highlight. 

Rating - 3/5. Vikram is for action and Lokesh Kanagaraj movie lovers

Acharya - Movie Review

Megastar's 3rd film in his second innings is with successful and sensible director Koratala Shiva. It has been in shooting stage since 3 yrs owing to postponement of shoots due to Covid, changing release dates due to RRR and finally it arrived. 

Story :- Once well known for justice, truthfulness, Dharmasthali, now becomes place of illegal and criminal activities under the rule of Basava (Sonu Sood). An businessman Rathod (Jisshu Sengupta) eyes on the hills of Dharmasthali and joins hands with Veda to conquer them.  However, Paadaghattam under guidance of Veda (Ajay) still maintain it's sanctity and follows their age told tradition of ayurvedic medicines and keeping an eye on Dharmasthali. When everyone loses hope that Dharmasthali can never be revived, comes an Naxalite leader Acharya (Chiranjeevi) in a carpenter get up. He revolts against the atrocities of Basava and stands in support for Dharmasthali and Paadaghattam. Reason for an naxalite leader Acharya coming to rescue of Dharmasthali is Siddha (Ram Charan). How Acharya and Siddha are connected, what happened to Siddha and how Acharya rescues Dharmasthali forms rest of the story. 

Performances :- Chiru has done justice to the role written for Acharya. Calm, composed and controlled aggression. Dance as usual he has killed it, despite the songs being not so great. Ram Charan tried did a good job as Siddha. Be it his nuances or get up or expressions. Pooja Hegde was okay as a Siddha's love interest in a limited role. Sonu Soddu, Jisshu, Ajay and others were fine. 

Technicians :- Music is a big let down for the movie. Be it background score or songs, both were utter failure and doesn't lift the movie. Art director should be appreciated for the Dharmasthali set. It looked great. Costumes and cinematography were nice. Koratala Shiva failed miserably at the story. It's a run of the mill story which has been used in many films since 90's. Only the premise is changed. Whether the story written by him initially was like this or has it been recooked to make Charan's role lengthier, end result was bad. 1st half of the movie is good with a mix of all commercial elements. Problem lies in the 2nd half. Firstly, story is dragged too. Secondly, emotional connect was not there with the lead characters which causes boredom. Too many fights also create tiredness. Has Siddha character is trimmed and some interesting conflicts were created, result could have been better.

Positivies :-

Chiranjeevi

Ram Charan

Bhale Bhanjara dance

Negatives :-

Story & screenplay

Lack of emotional depth

Music

Summary :- Acharya lacks the heroism and emotional depth one expects from Chiru -Koratala Shiva combination. A golden chance of Chiru & Charan coming together for a movie was wasted. Just don't feel it's the same director who made Mirchi, Janata Garage, Srimanthudu has helmed Acharya

Rating :- 2.5/5. One time watch if you're a Megastar fan. 

RRR - Movie Review

The movie everyone has been waiting for the last 2 years has finally arrived. A proper multi starrer under the magnificent director's vision in the backdrop of British India. The pressure is on Rajamouli to deliver a better and bigger movie than "Bahubali 2" to prove his authority on the Indian box office and to establish that Bahubali 2 is not a one time wonder. However, it's an uphill task to beat 1500 Crores. 

Story :- A tribal girl is taken away from her family by the British officer to their palace. A protector (NTR) of the tribe goes on the mission to Delhi to bring back the girl. A Indian police officer (Ram Charan) under British regime is on another mission to Delhi. Both these people meet in an accident and become good friends. How their paths cross, were they successful in their mission forms the story. 

Performances:- NTR and Ram Charan both have excelled in their respective roles. However, NTR's character has more scope for performance and we feel sympathized and elevated based on the character graph. Komaram Bheemudo song stands out for his performance. Ram Charan character requires calm and suttle performance which he delivers adequately, however one might feel his character graph is undermined till climax portion. NTR's introduction scene, interval flight entry scene, etc are well executed, has good background score, great elevations. Ram Charan introduction scene is not so great. He doesn't have much elevation scenes till climax. Though climax elevation of Charan is good the background score is poor. Except these 2 characters, all other roles are very small and are fine. 

Technicians :- Action sequences stand out in the movie and are well planned, executed and captured. Choreography on Natu Natu song is extraordinary. Costumes, art work are in line with the movie theme and time period. Cinematography is rich. Background score is not so great as compared to other Rajamouli-Keeravani movies. Montage songs are okay. Rajamouli's strength is emotional drama which you get connected and makes you cheer for the characters. Also, he's famous for the goosebumps elevation scenes. These 2 were comparatively less when compared to Rajamouli's previous movies. Part reason could be the poor screenplay, slow paced story and part due to major goosebumps scenes were revealed in the trailers already. Bheem's brutal power and Ram's goal oriented mindset were well carried throughout the movie.

Positives :-

Story

NTR & Ram Charan

Natu Natu Song

NTR entry in interval flight and Ram Charan entry in climax fight

Negatives :-

Slow paced narration and lagging screenplay

Lack of emotional connect

Below average background score

Less number of goosebumps scenes

Summary :- A must watch movie just to see 2 stars coming together for first time. Goosebumps elevation scenes, natu natu song, climax portion, conflict point between the 2 lead characters and the subsequent action episodes, all of these make it worth. Few scenes like Ramaraju get up, lion scene, etc were not revealed in the trailers, they would have created a huge impact when seen for 1st time in the movie. 

Rating :- 3.5/5 (Brace yourself but keep expectations in check). 

Definitely not on par with Bahubali series as far as emotions and elevation scenes are concerned.

Radhe Shyam - Movie Review

Rebel Star Prabhas is back on the silver screen after 3 years of Saaho. UV creations bankrolled the project under the direction of Radhakrishna, who debut movie "Jil" was an average flick. Pooja Hegde is the female lead. 

Story :- Vikramaditya is a world famous Palmist who believes there's no love line in his life and thus doesn't want to commit to any serious relationship. Prerana is a doctor who loves to enjoy every moment of life despite her problem. Destiny makes both of them meet and fall in love. Where does this love story end and what's their destiny forms the rest of the story. 

Performances :- Pooja Hegde as Prerana is a perfect fit. She played it with elan. Prabhas as the Palmist and lover did an okay job. But lookd of Prabhas is terrible to say the least. If he was really looking that bad or it was the graphics done to his face, his eyes popped out, nose was big and looked very pale and stoned. To cut down the cheeks, graphics was used to his face which made him look unnatural and weird. Never have I seen Prabhas look so bad in any movie before this. Sharad Kelkar is good as the uncle of Prerana. Bhagyalakshmi as Aditya mother is overboard and not required at all. Jayaram and Priyadarshi tried to bring some laughs, but didn't work out. Krishnam Raju was unable to utter dialogue or even walk, not sure why he had to be casted. Murli Sharma doesn't have a single dialogue throughout the movie. 

Technicians:- Songs are the soul for a love story and that's an utter failure in Radhe shyam. Except "Nee Rathale" no other song is good or catchy. Background score by Thaman is good. Costumes are done well, syncing with the location and time period chosen. Cinematography is okay. Graphics looked very cheap and bad. Too much graphics used for the outdoor locations, songs, climax ship portions, etc., Production costs are unnecessarily increased by choosing the foreign location, time period and unnecessary graphics just for grandeur. 

Positivies :-

Pooja Hegde

Costumes

Plot

Negatives :-

Prabhas looks

Graphics

Boring narrattlion

Lack of emotional connect

Summary :- A love story with conflict as such could have been made with a medium budget and locally. The premise, grandeur wouldn't make the narration interesting. There is nothing gripping in the story that makes audience connect to.

Jil was not an hit or a classic. Handing over a 200 Cr budget movie to the director is a blunder. Same is the case with Saaho. Sujeet made a terrific debut with Run Raja Run, but he couldn't handle the image of Prabhas in Saaho, that too after. With these kind of movies, Prabhas is going to loose the market share and good name he got in Pan India. He also has to take care of his looks and choice of movies. He is spoiling his career just like how Pawan did after Kushi with too much gap in between movies, not taking care of looks, choosing bad Stories and directors. Hope he gets back on track with Salaar (Prashant Neel of KGF) and Adipurush. 

Rating :- 2/5. Not interesting or engaging, worst than Saaho. Utterly disappointed with Prabhas screen presence. 

Bheemla Nayak - Movie Review

Malayalam blockbuster "Ayyapanum koshium" is remade in Telugu with Pawan Kalyan and Rana in lead roles, with dialogues and screenplay provided by Trivikram Srinivas. 

Story :- One night, Daniel Shekar, an ex-military officer and a highly influenced family background gets arrested by Bheemla Nayak due to a small case. The events of that night makes the small case into a personal ego clash of both of them. How they challenge each other and when is the end for it forms the story. 

Performances :- Pawan Kalyan lives the role of Bheemla Nayak. An arrogant police officer role is not new to Pawan, what's new is playing an realistic officer who has to oblige the demands of influenced and follow orders. But after coming out of duty, the real powerstar comes who challalenges the antagonist and bashes the sidekickse. He was terrific. Rana steals the show with his attitude and performance as Daniel Shekar. He has lot of emotions to portray and he excelled in it. Nitya Menen and Samyukta has good and crucial roles which they have done neatly. Samuthrakani

 Murali Sharma were good.

Technicians :- Contrary to the expectations, Thaman didn't give the adrenaline rush with the background score. That's may be they have revealed the goosebumps stuff in teasers long back and people started expecting more than it. Few elevation scenes could have been provided better background score. Title song and LaLaBheemla both were well shot. Screenplay in 1st half was good, 2nd half could've been better. Dialogues were just okay, not significant as Trivikram's would be. Director did well considering his first big star movie. 

Positivies :-

Pawan Kalyan & Rana scenes

Pre inerval episode

Background score

Negatives :-

Lag or dull portion in 2nd half

Over board elevation in climax

Summary :-

Since I've not watched original version of Malayalam, I'm completely new to the premise and the story was engaging and realistic. Well executed and acted movie with good music. Original would have been more realistic and emotional considering how Malayalam movies were shot. Telugu version was modified matching to Pawan charisma and fanbase. 

Rating - 3/5

Definitely worth a watch if original was not seen.