<i>Okkadunnadu</i> Review
Saturday,
March
03,
2007
A
complete
action
film
sans
the
entertainment
Though
the
Telugu
film
makers
always
fall
short
of
good
stories,
creative
directors
like
Chandrasekhar
Yeleti
were
able
to
present
a
little
different
from
routine
subjects
and
his
films
like
Aithe
and
Anukokunda
Oka
Roju
prove
this
statement.
He
prepared
a
tailor
made
story
for
Gopichand
who
had
earned
a
mass
image
with
films
like
Ranam
and
Yagnam.
Cherry,
who
had
worked
as
executive
producer
for
some
films
,
has
produced
through
this
film.
The
story
had
a
good
action
backdrop
and
a
major
part
of
the
film
was
shot
in
Mumbai.
Gauthami (Neha Jhulka) is a real estate agent in Mumbai. She brokers deals with the buyers and sellers and gets paid commissionwise. She arranges a deal between Gowri Shankar (Suman) of Sri Venkateswara Bank, Hyderabad, and a Seth (Raghubabu) in Mumbai, for the sale of a guest house in Mumbai. As per the agreement, there is three months time for registration. However, Gowri Shankar's son Kiran (Gopichand) comes to Mumbai and demands the money immediately. Though Gauthami tries very hard to convince Kiran that it may not be possible to complete the deal early, the latter did not listen and want to complete the deal saying that he needed urgently needed money.
On the other hand, there is a mafia don called Sonu Bhai (Mahesh Manjrekar), who needs an urgent heart transplantation and looks for a person who has a typical blood group called Mumbai Group. Despite several efforts, the entire mafia gang was not able to get a person with that rare blood group. Incidentally, Kiran has the same blood group and the goons catch him. However, Kiran escapes as he was alerted by the nephew of Sonu Bhai (Rahul Dev), who eyed his property. From then on the chase begins between Kiran, Gauthami and Sonu Bhai's men. In fact, Kiran's father Gowrishankar who started a private bank suffers losses.
The customers attack the bank on learning about the losses demanding the return of their deposits. In order to recoup from it, he needs urgent deposits from other banks to safeguard the interests of the customers. Kiran and Gowrishankar approach a finance secretary Janakiram (Tanikella Bharani) in the Central government who could influence the RBI and he demands Rs 4 crore as bribe. So Kiran reaches Mumbai to collect the sale proceeds which could be given to him. Now, Sonu Bhai's friend Jayadev (Nazar) calls up Chandrasekhar and promises Rs 200 crore deposit. Following a call from his father Kiran meets Jayadev and Sonubhai, who agree to deposit the money but in return wanted Kiran's heart. After a lot of mental struggle, Kiran decides to take away the money as Sonubhai is threatening the Seth against buying his guest house. Finally, Kiran goes to Sonubhai's hotel and takes away Rs 100 crore by thrashing all his goons. He also destroys the lifesaving machine arranged to Sonubhai. The film ends with the death of Sonubhai and Jayadev's suicide as he could not stop Kiran.
Plus
Points
The
macho
man
physique
of
Gopichand,
his
ease
in
action
scenes
and
histrionics
are
the
major
plus
point
of
the
film.
The
choreography
of
action
scenes
is
another
highlight.
Cinematography
by
Jayakrishna
especially
in
action
scenes
and
the
use
of
digital
intermediate
technology
in
action
scenes
and
in
a
couple
of
songs
was
also
appealing.
Minus
Points
Though
the
villain
is
said
to
be
a
big
mafia
don
who
threatens
the
entire
Mumbai
was
portrayed
as
a
puppet.
There
are
several
loopholes
in
the
characterization
of
the
villain.
An
ordinary
man
thrashing
the
men
of
a
mafia
don
and
taking
away
of
Rs
100
crore
looks
like
a
joke.
In
an
attempt
to
elevate
the
hero's
image,
the
director
let
down
the
villain's
role
in
the
film.
Despite
a
gripping
screenplay,
the
poor
portrayal
of
the
villain
spoiled
the
entire
film.
Music
by
Keeravani
is
just
okay.
But
for
the
Gopichand's
solo
song
shot
abroad,
no
other
song
is
worth
watching.
The
heroine's
role
was
also
downplayed.
There
was
no
scope
either
for
performance
nor
a
good
choreography
in
songs
to
highlight
her
glamour.
Final
Remarks:
When
compared
with
the
earlier
films
of
Chandrasekhar
Yeleti,
this
film
looked
a
little
poor
as
he
looked
compromised
in
certain
scenes
to
boost
the
image
of
the
hero.
The
director
tried
to
rewrite
the
medical
science
by
creating
a
rare
blood
group.
Lack
of
comedy
is
another
major
minus
in
the
film.
There
is
absolutely
no
comedy
track
and
the
5-minute
comedy
bit
involving
Giribabu,
Brahmanandam
is
not
appealing.
It
is
not
known
why
the
director
had
kept
a
brother
to
the
heroine
and
the
scene
could
be
totally
avoided.
It
is
just
an
okay
film
for
those
who
like
action
films.
The
film
might
run
well
in
B,
C
centres
because
of
its
mass
appeal
with
good
action
scenes.
Can
be
recommended
to
watch
once
only
if
you
are
interested
in
action
films.
Cast: Gopichand, Neha Jhulka, Mahesh Manjrekar, Nazar, Giribabu, Suman, Raghubabu, Rahul Dev, Tanikella Bharani, Brahmanandam, Hema, Rupa and others.
Credits:
Dialogues
-
Siva
Cinematography
-
Jayakrishna
Gummadi
Music
-
Keeravani
Editing
-
Mohan-Ramarao
Producer
-
Chiranjeevi
(Cherry)
Story,
Screenplay
and
direction
-
Chandrasekhar
Yeleti.
Banner:
Clap
Entertainment
.
Released
on:
March
3,
2007
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