Nara
Rohit,
who
is
often
appreciated
for
his
choice
of
scripts,
is
back
with
Tuntari,
an
official
remake
of
the
Tamil
film
Maan
Karate.
While
the
original
got
mixed
reviews,
read
the
review
to
know
how
Tuntari
scored
with
the
Telugu
audience.
Rating:
2.5/5
Tuntari
Story:
The
story
opens
up
on
an
interesting
note,
where
four
IT
professionals,
who
are
on
an
outdoor
trip
meet
a
Saint
that
predicts
the
future
by
giving
them
a
leading
daily,
which
is
going
to
be
printed
four
months
later.
To
their
surprise
they
find
their
names
in
the
paper,
for
supporting
a
boxer,
to
win
2
Crores
in
a
boxing
championship
after
four
months.
Though
they
track
down
the
guy
mentioned
in
the
newspaper
given
by
the
Saint,
they
had
to
face
the
disappointment,
since
he
is
a
non-boxer
and
simple
chap,
who
knows
nothing
except
wooing
his
girl
friend.
But,
here
is
the
twist,
which
can
make
the
news
in
the
paper,
real.
You
got
to
watch
it
in
theatres
to
unfold
the
rest
of
the
story.
Performances:
Nara
Rohit
though
looked
too
shabby,
he
did
a
note-worthy
performance
and
his
dialogue
delivery
complimented
his
acts.
Latha
Hedge
looked
presentable,
but
needs
to
work
on
her
acting
chops.
Kabir
Singh,
Vennela
Kishore,
Ali
and
Shakalaka
Shankar
did
their
job
well.
Technical
Aspects
&
Analysis:
Director
Kumar
Nagendra
has
majorly
stuck
to
its
original,
Maan
Karate,
which
has
A
R
Murugudoss'
story.
Though
the
first
half
of
the
film
was
entertaining
at
parts,
it
loses
the
tempo
in
the
second
half
and
gets
too
dramatic,
making
us
feel
a
sense
of
deja
vu.
As
the
story
unfolds,
the
film
is
a
typical
mass
entertainer.
The
songs
that
comes
out
of
nowhere
were
painful.
Uninteresting
love
track
and
clichéd
comedy
worked
against
the
film.
On
the
whole,
only
thing
that
still
makes
the
film
watchable
is
Nara
Rohit
and
a
few
entertaining
scenes
in
the
first
half.
A
tight
screenplay
would
have
worked
wonders
for
the
film.
Cinematography,
production
values
were
okay.
Editing
could
have
been
better,
since
we
feel
a
couple
of
songs
could
have
been
chopped
off.
Overview:
On
the
whole,
the
racy
first
half
with
a
gripping
start
and
some
fun
elements
makes
Tuntari
watchable,
only
if
you
don't
mind
the
plodding
second
half.