A
year
after
the
release
of
Ko
Ko,
director
R
Chandru,
who
has
hogged
the
limelight
with
Taj
Mahal
and
Mylari,
has
made
a
grand
comeback
with
his
latest
venture
Charminar.
He
has
teamed
up
with
Nenapirali
fame
Prem
Kumar.
Prior
the
release
of
the
film,
he
had
created
huge
hype
for
the
film
through
extensive
publicity
and
the
movie
surely
lives
upto
it
with
its
sound
production
values
and
emotional
story.
Charminar
is
a
romance
drama
with
a
few
commercial
elements
and
Prem
Kumar's
brilliant
performance
is
the
main
attraction
in
the
film.
R
Chandru's
story,
screenplay
and
dialogues,
Hari's
music
and
Gurukiran's
background
score,
KS
Chandrashekar's
cinematography,
Rangayana
Raghu's
comedy,
art
direction,
beautiful
costumes,
makeup
and
locations
are
its
other
highlights.
The
snail-paced
narration
is
a
big
drawback.
R
Chandru
has
chosen
a
realistic
story
of
four
stages.
The
movie
throws
light
on
the
rural
life
and
the
emotional
bond
in
the
family.
Charminar
has
a
universal
subject
packed
nativity
and
emotions.
It
is
a
trip
down
memory
lane
and
it
is
about
the
fun
days
of
school
and
college
life.
The
director
has
brought
these
aspects
on
screen
with
a
beautiful
screenplay
and
maintained
the
element
of
curiosity
well.
R
Chandru,
who
has
earlier
made
you
cry
while
watching
Taj
Mahal,
has
once
again
made
sure
that
the
story
strikes
the
emotional
chord
in
you.
But
there
are
some
dragging
moments
which
might
bore
the
mass
audience.
Prem
Kumar,
who
appears
in
four
different
getups
in
Charminar,
has
delivered
wonderful
performance
and
he
is
sure
to
impress
you
in
all
these
looks.
Especially,
he
rocks
you
in
schoolboy
and
farmer's
getup.
Meghana
Gaonkar
steals
the
show
with
her
good
body
language
and
acting
in
sentimental
sequences.
Rangayan
Raghu,
Suresh
Mangalore
and
other
artists
have
also
done
a
good
job.
In
technical
front,
Hari's
music
is
the
main
highlight
in
the
film.
His
compositions
like
'Aa
Chigurina',
'Cindrella'
and
'Olava
Modala'
are
good
to
listen.
Gurukiran's
background
score,
which
is
another
highlight
in
the
film,
helps
the
director
to
elevate
the
intensity
of
emotional
scenes.
R
Chandru's
dialogues
are
very
heart
touching.
KS
Chandrashekar's
camera
work
is
also
a
big
strength
of
the
movie.
But
KM
Prakash's
editing
is
average.
If
he
had
chopped
down
lengthy
and
dragging
sequences,
the
film
could
have
been
even
more
impressive.
Overall,
R
Chandru
has
made
a
different
attempt,
when
everyone
is
busy
with
commercial
entertainers.
Prem
Kumar
has
shouldered
him
to
carry
out
his
vision.
Charminar
is
a
good
entertainer
and
it
should
be
watched
and
encouraged.