Thursday, January 10, 2008

APADA MOKKULAVAADU--Review

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POOR
Posani Krishna Murali created a lot of hype for his new film but the movie is a poor take off on the present political system and corruption. The film lacks conviction and the lack of a proper story and confusing screenplay further mar the picture.

Story:

Rangayya Naidu (Nagababu) is an honest ZPTC member. He works for the welfare of the people in his village. Shilpa Chakravarthy is his adoring wife. A corrupt minister Taniekella Bharani, an MLA and his henchmen are all controlled by a goonda named Suri. He holds the grip over the district.

The government releases a sum of 400 crore for immediate relief operations for victims of flash floods in the village. The minister, MlA ands his henchman conspire and swindle away the 400 crores. It is now left to the ZPTC members Rangayya Naidu to expose the corrupt minister and his gang and set things right. He gets help form a honest SP played by Sai Kumar.

The story looks simple and good but the jarring screenplay leaves people confused right through the end. The problem of corruption and violence in politics is as old as politics itself. Posani has not shown anything new nor has he come up with an alterative. His effort lacks conviction and leaves the audience also in a confused state.

Nagababu lands at the place of wrongdoing from the sky in the form of God (lord Venkateswara Swamy). How he manages to get into that form and how he manages to fly to the place of wrongdoing is also not explained and is left to the audience’s imagination. Even the bullets fired by the cops simply pass through his body as if through thin air.

Performance:

Nagababu is lean and active. He shows shades of Chiranjeevi in the long shots. Shilpa gives him adequate company. Tanekela Bhanrani as a corrupt minister goes about his job in his usual manner. Sai Kumar as the SP has a powerful role but his role is very short to make any impact.
Babu Mohan and Kota Shankar Rao as position leaders are reduced to jokers. Posani appears in a TV show in the film.

The music is also just average. There are a couple of item songs. The popular and sexy Udayabhanu features in one of them.

The word ‘Chiranjeevi’ is uttered several times in the film. Even Ram Charan’s Chirutha ad in a newspaper is shown and this evokes some claps from die-hard Chiranjeevi fans.

There is too much violence in the film. The heads roll like ninepins at the drop of a hat.
Posani fails to live up to the expectations of Operation Duryodhana. The film will come as a disappointment to even die-hard fans of the Nagababu and his family.

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