Director
Mutyala
Subbaiah
chose
an
age-old
theme
for
his
latest
film
Aalayam
and
has
tried
to
promote
combined
family
norm,
when
the
entire
world
is
opting
for
nuclear
family
system.
These
are
the
days
where
in
a
regular
family
of
wife,
husband
and
a
couple
of
children,
who
do
not
listen
to
each
other's
words
and
fight
for
supremacy.
In
this
backdrop,
five
to
six
families
staying
together
is
almost
impossible.
Making
attempts
to
prove
that
it
is
possible
is
like
blowing
conch
before
a
deaf
person.
Rajayya
(KB
Tilak),
has
three
sons
and
two
daughters.
His
sons
(Ranganath,
Chalapati
Rao
and
Naresh)
stay
in
the
US.
However,
Rajayya
calls
his
sons
to
return
to
India
to
develop
their
own
village,
as
all
of
them
earned
sufficient
money
for
their
family.
Being
very
loyal
to
Rajayya,
his
sons
accept
his
words
and
settle
in
the
village
and
establish
a
sugar
factory,
a
spinning
mill,
a
super
speciality
hospital
and
jointly
look
after
all
the
properties
by
staying
together.
Even
their
wives
(Geetanjali,
Sita
and
Ragini)
are
very
cooperative
and
never
fight
with
each
other
on
any
occasion.
All
their
children
play
together.
Once,
Rajayya's
granddaughter
falls
in
love
with
one
of
their
employees
called
Sai
(Raghu).
Irked
over
this,
all
the
brother
thrash
Sai.
The
same
day,
the
girl
elopes
with
Sai.
Though
Rajayya's
sons
realise
their
mistake,
they
can
not
trace
where
Sai
and
his
family
are
staying.
Rajayya
successfully
completes
100
years
and
the
entire
family
plans
a
grand
celebration.
At
this
juncture,
Rajayya
expresses
his
wish
to
one
of
his
great
grandsons
(Sivaji)
that
he
wants
see
his
granddaughter,
who
eloped
with
her
lover.
He
reveals
that
he
got
a
clue
that
his
great
granddaughter
(Honeyrose)
is
working
as
an
anchor
in
a
private
channel.
So,
the
grandson
assures
him
that
he
would
unite
the
family
and
goes
to
her
aunt
and
reveals
his
identity
and
convinces
them
to
attend
the
birthday
function.
So,
Sai,
his
wife
and
his
daughter
visit
the
family
and
everyone
in
the
family
feel
very
happy.
Sai
also
pretend
that
he
has
forgot
everything
and
joins
the
family.
When
his
daughter
blames
her
father
for
ignoring
the
humiliation,
he
reveals
his
intention
that
he
agreed
to
stay
there
only
to
separate
all
the
families.
One
of
Rajayya's
neighbours
(Jayaprakash
Reddy)
also
encourages
Sai,
and
the
latter
makes
several
attempts
to
separate
the
families
but
fails
every
time.
Once,
Rajayya
gives
a
signed
blank
stamp
paper
to
Sai
and
tells
him
that
he
can
take
any
property
of
his
choice.
This
makes
Sai's
work
easy,
who
acquires
the
house
and
sends
a
notice
to
Rajayya
to
vacate
the
house.
The
entire
family
has
no
other
house
to
go
but
to
leave
the
house.
They
take
shelter
in
the
orphanage
developed
by
Rajayya
himself.
Later,
Sai
sells
the
house
to
his
neighbour
and
his
sons
plan
to
demolish
the
house
to
build
a
factory.
But
they
come
to
know
that
Sai
can
acquire
the
property
but
can't
sell
or
demolish
it.
Unable
to
bear
his
acts,
Sai's
wife
takes
poison
in
a
bid
to
end
her
life
and
at
the
same
time
gives
poison
to
her
husband.
However,
both
of
them
survive
in
the
hospital
and
find
the
entire
family
by
their
side
anxiously
waiting
for
them
to
open
their
eyes.
The
incident
opens
the
eyes
of
Sai
that
the
family
is
so
good
that
it
looks
for
the
welfare
of
those
who
attempt
to
do
harm
to
them.
Again
the
entire
family
returns
to
their
happy
home
which
is
like
a
temple
(Aalayam)
for
everyone
in
the
family.
PLUS:
The
director's
attempt
to
promote
combined
family
norm
is
the
only
plus
point
in
the
film.
Though
no
one
is
ready
to
accept
because
such
things
are
possible
only
in
villages
and
not
in
the
concrete
jungles,
where
people
struggle
for
survival.
As
far
as
performance,
every
character
has
its
own
importance
and
each
of
them
have
done
justice
to
their
roles.
Even
as
Sivaji
and
Honeyrose
have
claimed
to
be
the
hero
and
heroine,
there
is
nothing
much
to
talk
about
them
as
they
have
no
major
role
to
play
in
the
film
but
for
shaking
legs
in
a
couple
of
songs.
It
is
Raghu,
who
plays
a
role
with
negative
touch,
who
has
some
scope
for
performance.
But,
he
has
failed
to
convince
the
audiences
with
his
performance.
MINUS:
All
through
the
film
the
director
tried
to
explain
how
a
combined
family
stay
together
and
the
happenings
in
a
family
with
a
boring
screenplay.
The
audiences
feel
bored
to
watch
the
same
scenes
which
occur
in
their
families
and
regular
life.
Entertainment
and
comedy
are
almost
nil,
though
there
are
senior
artistes
like
Brahmanandam,
Jayaprakash
Reddy,
Mallikarjuna
Rao,
Gautamraju
and
others
are
present
in
the
film.
The
director
has
failed
to
utilise
the
huge
star
cast
to
bring
out
a
good
entertainer.
Though
KB
Tilak
has
given
the
role
of
the
grand
old
man
of
the
house,
he
could
not
please
the
audience
with
his
performance.
The
senior
director
might
have
learnt
a
lesson
that
it
is
not
so
easy
to
act.
Music
is
very
old
fashioned
and
is
not
at
all
appealing.
REMARKS:
The
audiences,
who
go
to
the
theatre
for
entertainment,
face
embarrassment
as
they
once
again
have
to
watch
the
regular
family
episodes
on
the
lines
of
a
TV
serial
on
a
big
screen.
The
film
proved
that
time
has
come
for
the
senior
directors
to
relax
and
guide
the
juniors
on
film-making
instead
of
bringing
out
old-fashioned
films,
which
do
not
suit
the
taste
of
the
current
generation
audiences.
In
the
absence
of
any
mass
masala
elements
and
interesting
love,
romantic
scenes
that
could
attract
the
youth,
the
chances
of
the
film
becoming
a
hit
is
almost
nil.
Cast:
Sivaji,
Honeyrose,
KB
Tilak,
Raghu,
Ranganath,
Naresh,
Chalapati
Rao,
Jayaprakash
Reddy,
Mallikarjuna
Rao,
Brahmanandam,
Babu
Mohan,
LB
Sriram,
Uttej,
Tirupati
Prakash,
Sivaji
Raja,
Gauthamraju,
Sita,
Annapurna,
Gitanjali,
Kovai
Sarala,
Pavitra,
Rajitha,
Hema
and
others.
Credits:
Story
–
Bhupati
Raja,
Dialogues
–
Nivas
and
Mohan,
Lyrics
–
Vanamali
and
Ananta
Sriram,
Music
–
Koti,
Camera
–
N
Sudhakar
Reddy,
Editing
–
V
Nagireddy,
Art
–
B
Venkateswara
Rao,
Presents
–
Smt
Indumati,
Producer
–
R
Anoop
Chakravarthy,
Screenplay
and
Direction
–
Mutyala
Subbaiah.
Banner:
Trendset
Films
Released
on:
August
2,
2008