Renigunta
is
directed
by
Paneerselvam
with
many
new
faces
and
with
some
seasoned
artistes.
The
main
lead
in
the
film
is
Johnny,
son
of
a
producer
SS
Chakravarthy.
The
film,
with
action
backdrop,
came
out
very
interestingly
and
the
film
was
a
big
hit
in
Tamil.
Let's
see
how
it
has
come
out
in
Telugu.
The
story
is
all
about
Shakti
(Johnny),
who
is
a
happy-go-lucky
boy.
His
father
Sethupati
works
in
R
&
B
Office
and
leads
just
a
middle-class
life.
His
life
takes
a
twist
after
his
parents
get
murdered
right
in
front
of
his
eyes
by
the
people
of
Kathir,
an
accused
in
a
murder
case.
The
reason
is
Sethupathi
is
the
key-witness
in
that
murder
case.
Irked
by
watching
the
gory
murder
of
his
parents,
Shakti
decides
to
take
revenge.
But
due
to
his
inexperience
he
gets
caught
in
the
murder
attempt
and
was
remanded
to
14
days
in
prison.
Shakti
makes
friendship
with
Pandu
aka
Pandurangan
(Nishanth),
Dabba
aka
Prem
Kumar
(Ganeshan),
Mari
and
Michael
(Sandeep).
They
escape
from
jail
and
killer
Kathir.
After
the
murder,
all
the
five
decide
to
leave
for
Mumbai
to
escape
from
the
local
police.
However,
they
were
forced
to
get
down
at
Renigunta,
near
Tirupati,
where
they
meet
Bunker
(Bunker),
who
acts
as
broker
between
contract
killers
and
clients.
Incidentally,
Shakti
happens
to
meet
a
dumb
girl
(Sanusha)
and
falls
in
love
with
her.
In
fact,
that
dumb
girl
has
an
elder
sister
and
brother-in-law.
Her
brother-in-law
plans
to
introduce
the
dumb
girl
into
the
flesh
trade.
Realising
this,
her
sister
pleads
with
Shakti
to
take
her
away
and
elope.
What
happens
next
should
be
seen
on-screen.
Performance:
Though
novices
Johnny,
Sanusha
and
other
artistes,
have
given
very
good
performances
in
the
film.
All
the
other
four
artistes
too
delivered
nice
performance.
The
characterisation
of
Ganeshan
(Dabba
character)
is
excellent
and
he
has
maintained
good
comedy
timing.
Technical:
Camera
work
by
Shakti
is
appropriate
and
editing
by
Anthony
is
adequate.
The
only
drawback
in
the
film
is
the
length
of
the
movie.
It
dragged
to
about
2
hours
and
35
minutes.
The
editor
should
have
cut
some
repetitive
scenes,
like
murders.
Music
by
Ganesh
Raghavendra
is
average.
The
picturisation
of
songs
in
the
style
and
settings
of
Sasikumar.
Being
an
action
backdrop
movie,
the
songs
appeared
to
be
speed
breakers
but
they
are
necessary
for
some
relief.
The
man
behind
the
film’s
commercial
success
is
none
other
than
the
director
of
the
film
Panneer
Selvam.
The
story,
the
script,
the
screenplay
and
the
direction
are
simply
superb.
Verdict:
Excellent
movie
Cast:
Johnny,
Sandeep,
Nishant,
Sanusha,
Risha,
Ganesan,
Mohan,
Thamil,
Bunker,
Sanjana
Singh.
Credits:
Music
–
Ganesh
Raghavendran;
Camera
–
Shakti;
Editing
–
Anthony;
Producer
–
Suresh
Kondeti;
Director
–
Paneer
Selvam
Banner:
SK
Pictures
Released
on:
March
8,
2012