Jagan Telugu Movie Review

Many years ago, in fact a few decades ago, a famous production house made a quick thriller without songs. The thriller was a huge success and kept the audience guessing. The cast too added to the thrill and the creative quotient of the then thriller. Fast forward.
There is this school of cinema that believes in seducing the audience with the belief that crude sex and oomph sells. There is the belief that the audience is silly and stupid and would gape at anything oversized, obese, and exhibitionist. Alongside the same set of assumers also believe that the average audience is shockingly stupid with the IQ of a moron and can be entertained with juvenile stuff. And then there are those who believe that cinema is an easy way of making money and all you need is a six pack guy with a few oversized gals willing to portray guts rather than talent. Throw in as many songs in as many locales and squeeze a story in its midst and you have a script, story and worse still a film in place.
There are film makers who would use any trick in the trade to make a film and then leave to God to get them running to the bank. This is the kind that should well take the film maker to the Debt Recovery Tribunal. The moment the film rolls and we have the designer title on screen you know you are in for some violent meaning less stuff. Cajoled with the length of the film and the style that goes into the titles, hopes gets the better of common sense and you watch on. Blunder. Suicidal.
There is this guy who escapes from jail Jagan (debutant-Shiva). The first few minutes are completely dedicated to thrills, fights and the like and how he escapes an entire police contingent including baldie inspector (RK). The ease with which he deals with the goons you would think our hero is a trained fighter – but no he is a painter. He has a temper and is brutishly crude and rude to all. He has these siblings Sandhya (Sarayu) and Jhansi (Sruthi) both in love with the rude guy. He gets involved in the murder of his wife Sandhya. On the run he lands up in this huge mansion and is sheltered by Jyothi ( Sanjana Galrani). Reels later the climax and then comes the relief. Two factors are recommendatory in the film: the performance from the ever reliable MS Narayana though predictable as the drunkard and the innovative titles style.
Apart from the Director Venkanna Babu Yepuganti who is also liable – oh! sorry responsible for the story, script, dialogues, mayhem, boredom, etc. it is the debutant actor Shiva who seriously needs to take a relook at his career choice. His presence before the camera is premature and adventurous. This is a kind of activity that needs to be nipped at the bud. The film was initially to be titled: Jagan NIrdoshi. True. Venkana Doshi, Shiva Doshi, Jagan Nirdoshi.

L. Ravichander.