Director Ram Mohan gives you one of
the most unpretentious simple love story and specks the audience with a native
degree of sincerity not often associated with Telugu cinema. Also Santosh
Sobhan who essays the central character gives the film a freshness and
earnestness that is worth encouraging for the good of Telugu cinema.
Even the tale told is not with much ado or exaggeration and resultantly it is
no strain on your nerves. It is for a change not loud grotesque violent and
crass. Kiran (Santosh) is with a BPO and has a brewing hostility for anything
to do with USA. Even as he takes customer calls from the US he is rude and
offensive. He like every other protagonist in a film script has this love at
first sight experience with Keerthi (Avika Gor). Interestingly the love phase
is etched without too much ado and is thus kept in acceptable zones. Kiran and
Keerthi are helped by a common friend Naresh (Naresh) who is part of the party
and liquor indulgences of the belligerent protagonist. Keerthi is in love with
Kiran but is also rooted in the belief that it is her duty to fulfill her Dad
Sarveshwar’s (Ram Babu) dream of going to the US to bring home the mega bucks
and acceptability among her family members. She had pledged that she would
redeem her dad’s prestige by making it to the country of golden opportunities
and bring home the loads of consumer products that signal the social arrivals
of the middle class. Sarveshwar has a very interesting relationship with his
wife (Satya Krishna) who is always making terse comments on her husband’s
ambitions at the cost of his children.
The tale then takes a twist with Keerthi chasing her dreams to go abroad
aggressively and Kiran dubiously derailing it. As the narration unfolds, you
realise that Kiran’s hatred has a basis. The lovers decide to part ways as
their goals are conflicting. We have been with the industry long enough to know
that peace will be made and the couple will of course overcome the challenges
of the time.
What make the film watchable is that the characters are real and like in any
family. This could be the nearest in a long while that a film from Tollywood
would be akin to a Basu Chaterjee film. The dialogues are light hearted and
often invite an uninduced chuckle. The cast does its very best. Interestingly
Srilakshmi the comedian who suddenly had put on the disappearing trick is back
with a cameo. Ravi Babu and Satya Krishna do a very commendable job as do
Naresh and Rohit Varma who is wooing the heroine. Avika Gor does not fit into
the regular image of a Telugu heroine. That is itself is an advantage and she
is total command of it. The film however revolves around the character and thus
the ability of young Santosh Shoban who gives it his all. This is talent
without excessive marketing. He is not pushed down your throat. Nice feel good
film for a fine evening.
+ The cast
– Nothing seriously
Rating: 3 stars
L. Ravichander.