<i>Alaa</i> Review
Monday,
March
05,
2007
Award
winner
tests
audiences
patience
Chimmani
Manohar
had
earlier
directed
a
film
called
Kala
in
2004
and
launched
his
own
banner
Manutime
Movie
Mission
under
which
he
has
produced
and
directed
Alaa....
He
chose
a
typical
plot
for
his
subject
and
almost
90
per
cent
of
the
film
was
shot
in
a
petrol
bunk.
Unfortunately,
the
entire
story
looks
quite
cinematic
and
there
is
neither
a
story
nor
a
proper
narration.
There
is
no
surprise
why
the
film's
release
was
delayed
as
none
of
the
viewers
could
believe
that
it
would
run
for
even
few
days.
The
Plot:
There
is
a
boy
who
wants
to
become
a
film
hero.
He
has
three
friends.
Among
them,
one
was
thrown
out
of
home
as
he
is
fond
of
music
and
music
alone.
Another
was
pushed
out
of
house
because
his
penchant
for
painting.
The
third
one
comes
out
home
as
his
father
wanted
to
discipline
him
for
no
fault
of
his.
In
order
to
fulfil
their
dreams,
they
need
money.
So,
if
the
one
who
wants
to
turn
a
hero
realises
his
dream,
he
could
help
the
others
as
well.
Though
he
gets
a
chance
in
films,
the
director
demands
Rs
1
lakh
in
return
he
would
make
a
film
with
him
playing
a
heros
role.
So,
the
boy
decides
to
get
the
money
from
one
petrol
bunk
owner,
who
had
cheated
his
father
some
15
years
ago
and
took
away
Rs
1
lakh
from
him.
That
boy
gathers
information
that
the
petrol
bunk
owner
would
pay
Rs
1
lakh
to
his
concubine
every
month
on
first
Friday.
So
they
attack
the
petrol
bunk
to
grab
the
money.
They
all
know
that
it
is
illegal,
but
they
still
believe
that
taking
money
from
him
is
justified.
They attack the bunk and demand that he give them the money. First he refuses but later lies saying that a friend has to bring the money. So they give two hours time. During the two hours they come across a host of people and house arrest some of them in a room behind the petrol bunk. During the process they come across a couple of lovers who elope from their home and keep them also with them in order to safeguard their interest and also of the couple's safety. Finally, they could realise that the money is in the bunk and take away the cash. With that money, the boy turns a hero, while his other friends also settle in their life as music composer, painter and a security consultancy owner. The lovers couple also get married and live a happy life.
Plus
Points
Vidisha,
who
has
made
her
debut
in
the
film
looked
gorgeous
and
she
is
the
only
saving
grace
adding
to
the
film
the
glamour
quotient
of
the
film.
But
she
too
had
no
scope
to
perform
much.
Comedy
by
Venumadhav
comes
as
a
relief
for
a
few
minutes.
There
are
five
songs
in
the
film
and
of
them
only
one
song,
which
is
a
remix
of
'Naravara..
O
Kuruvaraa..'
of
'Nartana
Sala',
an
old
classic,
is
worth
listening.
Minus
Points
There
are
absolutely
no
plus
points
in
the
film.
None
of
the
artistes
could
put
up
best
performance
and
failed
to
emote
well
because
almost
all
of
them
were
debutants.
The
appearance
of
Jeeva,
Narsing
Yadav
failed
to
serve
any
purpose.
At
a
time,
when
there
is
a
big
extortion
drama
is
going
on,
the
youth
enjoying
life
with
songs
and
dances
looked
quite
absurd.
Final
Remarks:
Manohar
Chimmani,
who
bagged
Nandi
Award
for
'Best
Book
on
Films'
for
his
book
'Cinema
Script
Rachana
Shilpam',
failed
to
script
a
good
subject
for
his
own
film.
Though
the
plot
is
good,
the
director
miserably
failed
in
giving
a
good
screenplay,
movement
of
the
story,
the
environment
that
suits
the
subject.
It
seems
no
music
company
had
even
come
forward
to
market
the
audio
hence,
the
audio
was
also
launched
through
Manu
Audio,
their
own
music
company.
Cast: Rohan, Vidisha, Karthik, Vijay Atma, Ajay, Ilayaraja, Surya, Venumadhav, Jeeva, Chitram Srinu, Abhinayasri and others.
Credits:
Music
-
KP
Lyrics
-
Kameshwar
Cinematography
-
Virendra
Lalit
Editor
-
Murali-Ramaiah
Choreography
-
Shanti,
Samuel,
Rajesh
Executive
Producer
-
Krishna
Siramsetti
Presenter
-
Devagari
Rajender
Reddy
Producer,
Writer&Director
-
Manohar
Chimmani
Banner: Manutime Movie Mission.
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