Chukka
Kalyanram
has
brought
out
another
suspense
thriller
with
Sivaji
as
the
hero
again
after
his
blockbuster
Mantra.
The
thriller
penned
by
Yandamuri
Virendranath
has
been
directed
by
Matchakanti
Diary
revolves
around
a
bungalow
and
a
book.
Though
it
was
rumoured
that
the
film
is
a
sequel
to
Mantra,
it
has
nothing
to
do
with
it.
Vamsi
(Sivaji),
the
son
of
a
realtor
wants
to
buy
a
big
independent
bungalow
and
meets
Kanchu
Kanakayya
@
KK
(Dr
Sivaprasad)
and
finalises
one
and
pays
the
price
through
cheque.
Vamsi
tells
his
driver
(Chinnikrishna)
that
they
would
finalise
the
deal
the
next
morning
and
decides
to
stay
back
in
the
bungalow.
Casually,
he
goes
to
a
nearby
village
Jatara
and
saves
a
girl
called
Maya
(Shraddha
Das)
when
a
person
(Jeeva)
tries
to
molest
her.
Maya
follows
Vamsi
to
the
bungalow,
but
he
does
not
allow
her
inside.
When
it
starts
raining,
he
is
forced
to
invite
her
inside.
While
going
round
the
house,
Vamsi
finds
a
big
library
inside
and
a
diary
dated
2002.
Though
the
writer
has
clearl
mentioned
that
it
is
indecent
to
read
some
other"s
diary,
Vamsi
continues
with
it.
Vamsi
visualizes
all
the
incidents
written
in
the
diary.
The
writer
of
the
diary
Albert
(Sridhara
Rao)
was
in
love
with
Mona
(Mousami
Udeshi)
and
they
were
leading
a
happy
life.
Unfortunately,
Mona
soon
suffered
from
blood
cancer
and
was
about
to
die
in
a
couple
of
months.
Depressed
over
the
situation,
Albert
could
not
concentrate
on
business
and
suffered
loss.
Later
by
accident,
Mona
died
in
Albert's
hands
and
he
cremated
her
in
their
garden.
As
everyone
knew
that
she
was
suffering
from
blood
cancer
he
made
everyone
believe
that
she
was
sent
to
the
US
for
treatment.
Under
strange
circumstances,
Albert
finds
Mona
again,
and
is
forced
to
believe
that
she
is
none
but
a
devil.
As
the
diary
stops
at
that
point,
it
is
believed
that
Mona
killed
him.
Incidentally,
in
the
diary
there
is
a
mention
about
a
portrait
and
Vamsi
who
sees
it,
becomes
dumbfounded
as
the
portrait
is
similar
to
Maya.
Vamsi
finds
some
change
in
Maya"s
behaviour
too.
He
starts
facing
hallucination
that
Mona
and
Maya
are
not
different
but
the
same
and
that
Maya
is
a
devil.
Maya
pushes
herself
towards
Vamsi
and
dies
accidentally
in
a
freak
mishap.
The
police
begin
investigation
and
find
that
the
house
belonged
to
one
Sastry
(Yandamuri)
from
Kerala
and
not
Albert.
The
police
officer
(Harshavardhan)
goes
to
Kerala
along
with
Vamsi.
There,
Sastry
explains
that
it
was
a
novel
penned
by
him
and
not
really
a
diary
and
that
what
Vamsi
noticed
is
nothing
but
pure
illusion.
However,
the
death
of
Maya
is
real.
The
film
ends
with
the
police
arresting
Vamsi
on
charges
of
murder.
PLUS:
The
movement
of
the
entire
film
is
completely
based
on
screenplay.
Though
a
novice,
Radhakrishna
has
been
able
to
explain
what
was
in
his
mind
onto
celluloid.
Mantra
Anand"s
background
score
is
another
highlight
of
the
film.
Sivaji,
the
producers" hero,
has
performed
well
and
has
once
again
proved
that
he
is
the
best
for
such
films.
There
are
very
few
dialogues
in
the
film
as
the
entire
film
is
nothing
but
a
narration
from
a
book.
Cinematography
by
Srinivasa
Reddy
is
adequate
and
art
by
Vishal
is
impressive.
Gauthamraju
has
once
again
proved
his
effeciency
by
making
the
film
crisp.
MINUS:
Though
the
script,
screenplay
and
direction
by
Ramakrishna
are
okay,
there
are
a
few
lapses
which
could
have
been
avoided
had
he
concentrated
more
on
the
film.
The
subject
dates
back
to
a
story
in
2002.
But
you
can
find
Saskshi
newspaper
in
the
film.
While
the
milestone
shows
Tagarapuvalasa,
a
bus
belonging
to
CBIT,
Hyderabad,
passes
by.
You
can
find
such
silly
mistakes
in
the
important
scenes.
Another
minus
point
is
the
lack
of
comedy.
One
should
not
have
expected
comedy
from
such
suspense
thrillers
but
the
average
audience
who
go
to
a
theatre
for
entertainment
would
miss
it.
REMARKS:
Several
films
came
on
the
screen
with
the
subject
'hallucinations".
However,
director
Machakanti
Ramakrishna
has
chosen
to
bring
out
the
film
in
a
narrative
way
by
recreating
the
situations
visually.
This
kind
of
narration
helped
in
running
the
story
smoothly.
The
absence
of
mass
elements
might
keep
them
off,
the
film
would
definitely
attract
the
youth
and
class
audiences.
The
film
may
run
with
the
above
average
rating
because
of
the
nice
movement
of
subject
and
in
maintaining
the
suspense
thriller
element
with
perfect
and
gripping
screenplay.
Cast:
Sivaji,
Shraddha
Das,
Sridhar
Rao,
Mousami
Udeshi,
Dr
Sivaprasad,
Jeeva,
Srinivas,
Harshavardhan,
Kamal,
Chinnikrishna
and
others
Credits:
Story
–
Yandamuri
Virendranath,
Dialogues
–
Arun,
Cinematography
–
V.
Srinivasa
Reddy,
Editing
–
Gauthamraju,
Music
–
Mantra
Anand,
Art
–
Vishaal,
Action
–
Nandu,
Presents
–
Meghashyam
Bokam,
Producer
–
Chukka
Kalyanram,
Dialogues
and
direction
–
Machakanti
Ramakrishna.
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