Thespian
Sobhanbabu's
Mallepoovu
was
a
big
hit
during
those
days.
The
film
had
several
good
qualities
and
the
title
was
very
apt
for
it.
But
using
the
same
title
for
the
latest
film
just
because
the
heroine's
name
is
Malliswari
is
nothing
but
simply
cheating
the
audiences.
The
latest
film
of
Samudra
has
neither
softness
nor
any
other
good
quality
to
use
the
title.
The
entire
film
has
plenty
of
lapses.
Making
a
film
with
a
love
subject
is
okay.
Doing
a
film
with
action
backdrop
is
also
okay.
Terrorism
is
not
an
ordinary
subject
to
be
linked
with
anything.
But
the
director
has
choden
to
link
terrorism
with
love
and
thus
embarrassed
the
audiences.
Koti
(Muralikrishna)
works
as
a
labourer
in
a
construction
and
he
always
plans
to
go
to
Dubai
and
earn
lots
of
money.
Chanti
(Samudra)
is
his
close
friend.
Once
another
labourer,
brings
a
person
called
Malli
to
the
mason
couple
(RK
and
Kovai
Sarala)
and
pleads
with
them
to
give
a
job.
Till
that
time,
Koti
used
to
serve
tea
and
meals
to
the
labourers.
Realising
that
the
person
is
quite
tender
and
unable
to
do
labour
work
they
swap
the
jobs
and
this
irks
Koti
and
he
bears
grudge
against
Malli.
Later,
he
finds
that
Malli
is
a
girl,
but
keeps
quiet.
Once
the
police
reach
the
place
in
search
of
a
girl.
Likewise,
some
terrorists
are
also
in
search
of
the
girl.
When
Koti
gets
his
passport,
he
thinks
of
proposing
to
Malli
and
finds
that
the
police
are
chasing
Malli.
He
tries
to
save
Malli,
but
finds
that
some
goons
have
kidnapped
her.
Police
take
him
into
custody
and
thrash
him
severely
believing
that
he
too
had
links
with
that
girl.
The
labourers
are
surprised
at
the
turn
of
events
as
they
continue
to
believe
that
Malli
is
a
boy
and
learns
that
she
is
a
terrorist.
But,
Koti
believes
that
Malli
is
innocent
and
decides
to
save
her
at
any
cost.
Accidentally
he
finds
Malli
is
in
a
brothel
and
pleads
with
its
owner
(Sakuntala)
to
send
her
with
him.
But
she
demands
Rs
2
lakh.
By
the
time
Koti
arranges
the
money,
the
terrorists
kill
the
people
in
brothel
and
take
Malli
away.
But
they
could
not
get
the
mobile
SIMs
with
her
and
come
to
know
that
they
are
with
Koti.
They
call
up
Koti
and
order
to
bring
them.
In
the
climax
Koti
succeeds
in
saving
Malli
from
the
terrorists
and
also
hands
over
the
SIMs
to
the
High
Court
and
get
her
acquitted
from
terrorist
brand.
Malli
returns
to
Bangladesh
where
her
parents
stay.
PLUS:
Bhumika
has
given
a
fantastic
performance
all
through
the
film
and
has
done
complete
justice
to
her
role.
The
director
has
kept
very
few
dialogues
for
her
as
she
has
the
capacity
to
express
many
feelings
though
expressions.
She
emotes
well
both
in
general
scenes
as
well
as
sentimental
scenes.
One
needs
to
appreciate
her
for
her
mute
expressions
with
wide
and
smart
eyes.
Especially
she
has
given
brilliant
expressions,
when
the
secrets
start
unravelling
in
the
second
half,.
Muralikrishna
too
shows
good
ease
in
performance.
He
bears
similarities
with
Srikanth
regarding
his
facial
features
and
has
quite
a
rugged
face.
He
needs
to
improve
his
diction
and
body
language.
Samudra
has
a
supporting
role
in
the
movie
as
hero's
buddy
but
it
appears
a
little
bit
of
overaction.
All
the
songs
in
the
film
are
good
to
listen.
Maestro
Illayaraja
has
scored
the
tunes
for
the
songs.
MINUS:
There
are
many
lapses
in
the
film.
When
a
person
is
branded
as
a
terrorist
and
when
he
is
from
another
country,
there
will
be
some
interaction
between
both
the
countries.
The
heroine
is
branded
as
a
terrorist
in
India,
but
her
parents
do
not
know
it.
It
is
absurd
to
say
that
mere
SIM
cards
would
help
in
blasts.
It
will
have
several
other
modules.
The
tender
face
of
Bhumika
will
not
give
a
feel
to
the
audiences
to
believe
her
as
a
boy
just
by
making
her
wear
a
man's
clothes.
The
storyline
itself
is
poor
and
is
a
direct
lift
from
an
Iranian's
movie.
It
is
a
surprise
how
the
story
prepared
by
Ramesh
Varma
impressed
a
great
maestro
like
Illayaraja
and
a
good
heroine
like
Bhumika
so
much.
Though
the
basic
storyline
is
okay,
the
movement
is
very
poor
and
boring.
Taking
lengthy
footage,
Samudra
has
done
injustice
to
the
hero
to
some
extent.
None
of
the
artistes
including
RK,
Suman
Setty,
Kadal
Sukumar,
Venumadhav,
Kovai
Sarala
and
Gita
Singh
could
tickle
the
funny
bone.
It
is
a
surprise
how
Farzana
agreed
to
do
a
sizzling
item
number
in
the
movie.
REMARKS:
The
efforts
of
the
director,
the
production
values
of
Sri
Samudra
Silver
Screens
banner
of
Mohan
Vadlapatla,
are
just
okay.
The
film
may
not
be
a
hit
due
to
the
slow
movement
of
a
major
part
of
the
first
half
Samudra
devoted
the
entire
second
half
to
unravel
the
secrets
that
were
kept
in
suspense
in
the
first
half.