Hora Hori Telugu Movie Review

Hora Hori:
If gross exaggeration is the hallmark of entertainment, then Director Teja has a winner on hand. Unfortunately, the film-maker not just repeats his storyline but places many more shortcoming films on the block. He seems to have canvassed in favour of long films but this outing leaves a bitter taste and the 169 minutes gets to being an endurance test.
The film starts on a wrong note. It is designed to shock and make a statement at the very beginning that for the next few hours you are dealing with a guy who is drunk on his physical capacities and violence is the basic grammar of the narration. The entire style is dreadfully excogitated and arguably without conviction.
For the storyline: it is love triangle dealing with the scheming bad guy, the naïve good guy and the hapless gal who is running short of proper choices. All said and done, you have the credit titles roll out as the naïve good guy gets the better(?) of the bad guy and of the Director gets the better of the audience.
Well the nitty gritties: Bashaweshwar (Chaswa) is not just evil personified and let loose on society with his brand of unkept guys, but is so emotionally unstable that he would need medical attention on an emergency basis. He is out to pay the local ACP Abhiram (Abhiram) illegal gratification when he runs into the bride to be – Mythili (debutant Daksha) and is instantly smitten. He makes crude proposals and decides that he will marry her. He also cannot take no for an answer. He thus begins to stalk her and eliminate all prospective suitors who come in to be shot dead. One wonders if it would have been a good idea to have the film maker as one of the prospective suitors!!
Daksha thus suffers an emotional breakdown and loses her voice. She is moved to the picturesque Agumbe in Karnatka for a recovery. Hear she runs into Skanda (debutant Dilip) who at the behest of his grandma (Seema) is trying hard to keep his printing press in place. Local goons, some vague trade union politics and a brother-in-law indulging in big time dowry harassment make life difficult for him. You do not have to be a film buff to guess that Skanda and Mythili will fall in love, Skanda and Chaswa will have their paths criss cross and love will finally succeed in the midst of mindless blood spill.
The cast is taking baby steps and thus except a high degree of indulgence from the viewer. Give it if you are the kind types. Nip at the bud if you are the other. The casting in-charge has a lot to explain and all the media talk notwithstanding it is a pair that must see their outing as premature. While their acting skills will require a lot of attention and correction, wonder what it will be with screen presence if this a career choice. A film is a wonderful opportunity for the young leading pair – to review their choices. The villain Chaswa mistakes being unkept for being unkind. The role is so so poorly etched that it is difficult to put him in the blame game. The comedy by Jabardast Raghava – is crass to say the least.
The cinematography (Deepak Bhagwan) is awesome. Rarely do you find a film maker who translates the backdrop with so much life. Just as a trip to a monsoon drenched Agumbhe this is worth it. However, carry no further expectations. Music by Kalyani Koduri is another interesting feature and this is when it does not match the contrive commands of the script.

Rating: 1.5 stars.
+ Cinematography and music.
– Treatment and performances
L. Ravichander.