Ram
Gopal
Varma,
who
had
left
Telugu
film
industry
long
ago
and
settled
in
Mumbai
to
rule
Bollywood,
makes
his
presence
felt
in
Telugu
film
industry
every
now
and
then.
Very
recently
he
had
brought
out
a
horror
film
in
Hindi,
Phoonk.
The
same
was
remade
in
Telugu
under
his
supervision
by
a
debutant
director
Vamsikrishna
Akella.
Such
a
senior
director
complimented
the
debutant
that
Vamsikrishna
brought
out
the
film
more
effectively
than
his
movie.
This
has
raised
the
expectations
about
the
movie.
However,
in
reality,
the
film
is
not
so
great
for
viewers.
But
when
we
watch
the
film
keeping
in
view
that
it
was
from
a
debutant,
it
is
definitely
a
nice
movie.
Rajeev
(Jagapatibabu)
is
a
realtor
and
Arthi
(Kalyani)
is
his
wife.
His
mother
(Radhakumari)
also
stays
with
them
and
Rajeev
has
two
children
Raksha
(Neha)
and
Rahul
(Atul).
Theirs
is
a
sweet
home.
Rajeev
believes
in
hard
work
and
is
an
atheist.
He
doesn't
believe
in
God
or
demon.
But
Arthi
and
Rajeev's
mother
strongly
believe
in
both
of
them.
Rajeev
gives
job
to
his
childhood
friend
Venu
(Rajiv
Kanakala)
and
his
wife
Madhu
(Satyakrishnan)
in
his
company.
However,
Venu
and
his
wife
cheat
Rajeev.
So,
on
the
advise
of
his
partner
Vinay
(Subbaraju)
Rajeev
necks
him
out
of
his
home
and
dismisses
him
from
job.
Irked
over
this,
Venu
decides
to
take
revenge
against
Rajeev.
As
Rajeev
loves
his
children
very
much,
Venu
takes
the
help
of
a
sorcerer
(Veerendra
Chauhan)
and
applies
black
magic
(Chetabadi)
on
Raksha.
As
a
result,
Raksha
starts
behaving
differently.
At
the
same
time,
several
other
instances
frighten
them.
They
are
like
a
bone
with
some
lemons,
a
cat
coming
in
their
way
and
other
such
things.
Arthi
and
her
mother-in-law
strongly
believe
that
someone
is
applying
black
magic
but
Rajeev
refutes
all
their
beliefs
as
trash
and
superstitions.
However,
Dr
Pandey
(Melkote)
and
Dr
Rangarajan
(Jeeva)
who
treat
Raksha
cannot
identify
the
disease.
Unable
to
watch
the
suffering
of
Raksha,
Vinay
asks
Rajeev
to
believe
in
black
magic
and
superstition
once
to
get
her
treated
by
a
sorcerer.
Because
of
the
sheer
love
towards
Raksha,
Rajeev
agrees
to
believe
in
it
and
both
Rajeev
and
Vinay
meet
Sanatan
Baba
(Pradeep
Rawat),
who
confirms
that
it
is
nothing
but
black
magic.
Rajeev
is
surprised
when
Sanatan
Baba
reveals
Rajeev's
past
experiences.
He
warns
Rajeev
that
he
should
stop
the
sorcerer
who
is
applying
the
black
magic
from
dropping
a
doll
in
the
fire
to
prevent
Raksha's
death.
He
also
reveals
that
those
who
are
behind
the
black
magic
is
none
other
than
Venu
and
Madhu
and
Rajeev's
driver
Mani
(Chandrasekhar)
helps
them.
So
Rajeev
and
Vinay
go
in
search
of
the
place
with
the
help
of
Mani
and
thrashes
the
sorcerer
and
prevents
him
from
burning
the
doll.
At
the
same
time,
Rajeev
forces
Venu
and
Madhu
to
jump
from
a
building
instead
of
killing
them
on
his
own.
The
film
ends
on
a
happy
note
with
Raksha's
recovery.
The
twist
in
the
climax
is
that
Arthi
who
believes
in
superstition
appreciates
Dr
Seema
(Jayasudha)
for
the
recovery
of
Raksha,
while
Vinay
thanks
Sanatan
Baba
for
the
same.
Rajeevs
continue
to
hinge
between
atheism
and
belief.
PLUS:
It
is
Jagapatibabu
who
took
the
cake
with
his
fantastic
performance
all
through
the
film.
He
has
kept
his
image
aside
and
given
the
best
in
acting.
His
body
language
and
histrionics,
as
a
caring
father
needs
appreciation.
The
audiences
cannot
imagine
any
other
hero
in
that
character
and
he
really
lives
in
the
role.
Kalyani
also
did
a
good
job
as
a
believer.
Her
character
has
different
shades
like
wife,
mother
and
believer.
Pradeep
Rawat,
though
appears
in
a
couple
of
scenes
did
a
good
job
in
his
role.
Melkote
gives
comic
relief,
though
he
plays
the
role
of
a
paediatrician.
Jeeva
is
okay
as
a
child
psychologist,
while
other
artistes
also
did
justice
to
their
roles.
It
is
the
screenplay
which
is
life
of
the
film.
The
debutant
director
has
given
a
gripping
screenplay.
Another
highlight
of
the
film
is
the
background
score
by
Amar
Mohile.
The
sound
effects
have
elevated
the
mood
of
the
film
like
any
other
horror
film.
MINUS:
The
director
has
brought
out
the
film
as
a
horror
one,
but
has
been
unable
to
fill
horror
in
the
minds
of
audiences.
But
for
the
sounds
and
dark
lighting,
the
audiences
do
not
feel
like
watching
a
horror
film,
in
the
absence
of
sudden
surprises.
The
repeat
of
similar
scenes
during
nights
caus
boredom
to
the
audiences.
Bhanodaya
should
have
tightened
the
film
a
little
more,
especially
in
the
second
half.
The
characters
of
Rajeev
Kanakala
and
Satyakrishnan
are
also
not
properly
established.
REMARKS:
The
film
is
nothing
but
the
remake
of
Tulasi,
a
film
based
on
'Tulasi
Dalam'
novel
penned
by
Yandamuri
Veerendranath
in
80s.
However,
the
movement
of
the
film
in
the
first
half
is
different
from
the
earlier
film
and
there
is
slight
modification
in
the
story
with
the
introduction
of
characters
of
Rajiv
Kanakala
and
Satyakrishnan.
The
director
is
finally
unable
to
convince
the
audiences
whether
they
should
believe
in
the
superstitions
or
God.
The
film
could
be
watched
once
as
it
is
not
an
out
and
out
horror
movie.
Cast:
Jagapatibabu,
Kalyani,
Thota
Neha,
Atul,
Rajiv
Kanakala,
Subbaraju,
Pradeep
Rawat,
Narsing
Yadav,
Chandrasekhar,
Melkote,
Jeeva,
Roy,
Veerendra
Chauhan,
Subash,
Jayasudha,
Radha
Kumari,
Satyakrishnan,
Bhargavi,
Anuradha.
Credit:
Cinematography
–
Surjodeep
Ghosh,
Editing
–
Bhanodaya,
Background
score
–
Amar
Mohile,
Dialogues
–
Jeevan
Reddy,
Art
–
Muralidhar,
Action
–
Satish,
Producers
–
Chandrasekhar,
Vijayalakshmi
and
Suryavathi,
Presents
–
Ram
Gopal
Varma,
Screenplay
and
direction
–
Vamsikrishna
Akella.
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Released
on:
September
19,
2008