Director
Karunakaran
who
had
given
hit
films
like
Tholi
Prema
and
Ullasamga
Utsahamga,
opted
Prabhas
and
Kajal
Aggarwal
to
play
the
lead
for
Darling.
Director
has
unveiled
a
new
artiste
in
Prabhas.
Kajal
who
gained
a
new
image
with
the
blockbuster
like
Magadheera
has
paired
Prabhas
for
the
first
time.
BVSN
Prasad
had
earlier
produced
Prabhas
starrer
Chatrapati.
Story:
Prabhas"
(Prabhas)
father
(Prabhu)
has
a
group
of
friends,
who
decide
to
meet
once
in
five
years.
They
settle
in
different
places
across
the
world
and
in
India
and
could
not
meet
again.
Prabhas
is
a
little
poor
in
studies
and
somehow
completes
his
degree.
He
is
in
love
with
Nandini
(Kajal)
his
childhood
friend
and
the
daughter
of
one
of
his
father"s
friends
(Ahuti
Prasad).
Though
they
do
not
meet
each
other,
Prabhas
develops
his
love
in
his
heart.
Once
another
friend
of
Prabhas" dad
visits
their
house
to
announce
that
all
the
friends
are
visiting
his
village
to
spend
a
week"s
time
there.
Prabhas
is
so
delighted
to
learn
this
and
eagerly
awaits
Nandini.
Meanwhile,
one
of
the
juniors
among
girls
(Shraddha
Das)
of
Prabhas,
who
is
the
daughter
of
a
factionist
proposes
to
him,
but
the
latter
negates
it
as
he
is
already
in
love
with
Nandini.
So,
she
attempts
suicide.
Her
father
(Mukhesh
Rushi)
who
loves
his
daughter
very
much
threatens
to
kill
Prabhas"
friends
if
he
doesn"t
marry
his
daughter.
But
Prabhas
somehow
convinces
him
by
narrating
a
fictitious
love
story
to
him.
Later,
all
the
old
friends
meet
in
a
village
and
Prabhas
comes
across
the
grown
up
Nandini.
He
tries
to
impress
her
in
so
many
ways,
but
she
does
not
respond
to
any
of
his
tricks.
How,
Prabhas
impresses
Nandini?
Does
Nandini
really
not
love
Prabhas
or
just
pretended
to
tease
him?
What
happened
to
the
fate
of
the
girl
who
loved
Prabhas?
Why
Prabhas" father
wanted
to
marry
her
to
another
person
instead
of
his
son?
Does
Prabhas
and
Nandini
unite
or
not?
Answers
to
all
these
questions
form
part
of
the
climax.
PLUS:
The
performance
of
Prabhas
is
the
highlight
of
the
film.
He
is
soft
and
looks
very
handsome
in
the
movie.
Thanks
to
the
cinematographer
and
make-up
man,
who
perfectly
followed
the
instructions
of
the
director
in
giving
the
hero
a
new
look.
Another
highlight
of
the
film
is
the
stylish
action
scenes.
Peter
Haynes
needs
to
be
complimented
for
choreographing
the
action
scenes
with
good
precision.
He
used
very
less
thread
work
and
avoided
cinematic
thrills
while
shooting
the
action
scenes.
Above
all,
it
is
the
directorial
ability
and
perfect
screenplay
that
could
be
said
as
the
highlight
of
the
movie
as
the
director
ran
a
delicate
story
with
good
precision
and
the
movement
of
the
film,
which
is
basically
a
love
story,
with
different
action
scenes
at
different
intervals.
As
a
whole
he
made
the
film
very
interesting
and
lovable.
MINUS:
Music
by
GV
Prakash
Kumar
is
a
big
let
down
in
the
film.
Had
the
tunes
were
impressive
worth
foot-tapping
and
the
lyrics
were
catchy,
the
film
would
have
been
a
bigger
hit
than
now.
Even
he
spoiled
the
re-recording
too
and
the
music
failed
to
elevate
the
depth
of
the
subject
in
any
given
point
of
time.
However,
the
choreography
of
songs
is
good
in
some
songs.
But
for
the
technique
used
in
the
screenplay,
the
film
would
have
been
very
boring.
The
abrupt
ending
of
Shraddha
Das"
character
could
also
be
called
as
one
of
the
minus
points
in
the
movie.
REMARKS:
The
flashback
episode
shot
in
Switzerland
impresses
the
audiences
and
the
audiences
are
in
for
a
surprise
when
the
truth
is
revealed
that
it
is
nothing
but
a
fiction.
Such
trick
was
never
played
by
any
director
earlier.
The
film
had
the
traces
of
some
earlier
films,
reunion
of
friends,
trials
to
impress
the
heroine
and
using
a
child
in
the
love
thread
etc.
Prabhas"
performance
and
Kajal"s
glamour
would
be
a
visual
treat,
while
comedy
by
Srinivasa
Reddy
and
Dhamavarapu
would
tickle
the
funny
bones
of
audiences.
Director
Karunakaran
succeeded
in
highlighting
a
new
artiste
in
Prabhas.
The
production
values
of
Sri
Venkateswara
Cine
Chitra
India
Pvt
Ltd
are
laudable
and
once
again
BVSN
Prasad
has
given
another
big
hit
to
Prabhas.
Cast:
Prabhas,
Kajal,
Shraddha
Das,
Mukhesh
Rushi,
Prabhu,
Chandramohan,
Ahuti
Prasad,
MS
Narayana,
Dharmavarapu
Subrahmanyam,
Sivannarayana,
Chatrapati
Sreenu,
Raja
Sridhar,
Kota
Srinivasa
Rao,
Srinivas
Reddy,
Tulasi,
and
others.
Credits:
Music:
Dialogues
–
Swamy,
Camera
–
Andrew,
Editing
–
Kotagiri
Venkateswara
Rao,
Lyrics
–
Ananta
Sriram,
Music
–
GV
Prakash,
Art
–
Ashok,
Action
–
Peter
Haynes,
Producer:
BVSN
Prasad,
Story,
screenplay
and
direction
–
Karunakaran
Banner:
Sri
Venkateswara
Cine
Chitra
India
Pvt
Ltd
Released
on:
April
23,
2010