The
film
unit
of
Valentine,
directed
and
produced
by
Sripada
Viswakarma,
did
a
big
hungama
before
the
release
of
the
film
stating
that
the
film
was
based
on
the
theme
of
Valentine's
history
and
that
was
modernised
to
suit
the
present
generation.
Like
there
was
an
old
story
in
Telugu
on
elephant
and
its
shit,
the
film
has
nothing
but
an
admixture
of
love,
extremism,
action,
police
and
also
a
message
in
it
and
it
is
nothing
to
do
with
St
Valentine.
The
film
starts
with
the
blast
of
a
minister's
car
and
his
killing.
Soon,
there
is
a
narration
of
the
history
of
St
Valentine,
who
sacrifices
his
life
for
the
sake
of
lovers
in
the
form
of
a
death
penalty
by
the
King.
The
day
he
died
for
lovers,
i.e.,
February
14,
276
AD,
is
being
observed
as
Valentine's
Day.
Next
comes
the
scene
where
an
American
girl
Sujane
(Sujane)
inspired
by
Mother
Teresa
reaches
India
to
do
social
work
and
to
uplift
the
poor
people.
On
the
other
side,
in
India,
there
are
four
friends
called
Vishal,
Christopher,
Saleem
and
Shakir.
Vishal,
though
well
educated
does
not
get
a
job
and
runs
an
autorickshaw,
while
Christopher
is
a
good
dancer,
Saleem
runs
a
greeting
cards
shop
and
Shakir
acts
as
a
police
informer.
Sujane
takes
the
help
of
these
four
friends
in
continuing
her
mission.
Saleem
loves
the
daughter
of
a
police
officer
and
marries
her
with
the
help
of
friends
against
her
parents'
wish.
However,
they
live
a
happy
life.
Christopher
always
wants
to
marry
a
rich
girl
and
enjoy
the
life.
Shakir
dreams
of
going
to
the
US
and
become
a
Green
Card
holder.
Vishu
turns
a
good
friend
of
Sujane
as
both
of
them
had
similar
thoughts.
Later,
she
loses
her
heart
to
Vishu.
Father
of
Saleem's
wife,
who
is
a
police
officer,
bores
a
grudge
against
Saleem's
friends
as
they
perform
their
marriage.
Shakir's
dreams
get
shattered
as
his
Visa
gets
rejected
by
the
embassy.
He
then
decides
to
secure
a
Green
Card
by
marrying
an
American
girl
and
eyes
Sujane.
Shakir
ditches
Vishu
and
fixes
the
latter
as
an
extremist.
Sujane,
who
learns
that
Vishu
is
also
loving
her,
makes
efforts
to
meet
Vishu
and
meets
him
and
tells
him
that
an
American
firm
has
agreed
to
sponsor
Vishu's
project.
The
extremists
bribe
a
police
officer
and
escape
from
the
prison
along
with
Vishu.
Shakir
somehow
wants
to
marry
Sujane
and
in
the
climax,
when
he
attempts
to
rape
her,
the
police
kill
him
in
an
encounter.
The
film
ends
with
the
union
of
Vishu
and
Sujane.
PLUS:
There
are
absolutely
no
plus
points
in
the
film.
The
narration
of
the
film
is
quite
different
and
novel
but
that
does
not
suit
the
taste
of
the
Telugu
audience.
The
performance
of
the
foreign
girl
Sujane
is
worth
watching.
She
gave
a
good
and
brilliant
performance.
MINUS:
The
selection
of
artists
is
a
big
drawback
in
the
film.
Except
those
two
who
played
Vishu
and
Shakir,
none
is
able
to
deliver
good.
Even
Vishu's
dialogue
modulation
was
not
perfect,
but
to
some
extent
he
has
showed
good
body
language.
Many
of
the
key
departments
including
dialogues,
screenplay
and
story
have
been
handled
by
director
cum
producer
Sripada
Viswakarma,
which
made
haphazard.
Camera
by
Rajasekharan
is
good
in
part.
Music
is
just
okay
and
the
re-recording
is
a
big
drawback.
Editing
by
Ramesh
is
atrocious.
REMARKS:
The
Hollywood
style
of
publicity,
campaign
by
the
film
unit
before
the
release
of
the
film
explaining
the
greatness
of
the
story,
narration
and
the
movement,
failed
to
achieve
any
results.
Those,
who
watch
the
film,
would
grope
in
the
dark
and
several
question
marks
ringing
in
the
minds
of
the
audience.
Especially,
a
girl
from
a
foreign
origin,
who
wants
to
serve
the
society,
moves
around
in
the
city
without
a
vehicle
and
goes
everywhere
on
foot.
She
doesn't
carry
even
a
mobile
at
a
time,
when
the
society
is
so
developed
that
even
a
vegetable
vendor
is
carrying
a
mobile
these
days.
There
are
several
loopholes
in
the
film.
A
film
which
could
be
easily
ignored
and
there
is
no
wonder
if
the
film
boxes
return
to
the
distributor
even
before
a
week.
Cast:Vikram,
Baji,
Chandu,
Rajababu,
Sairaja,
Suryateja,
Hari,
Goyal,
Kotaiah,
Venkateswarlu,
Sumati,
Pavani,
Priyanka
and
others.
Credits:
Music
–
Mohana
Vamsy,
Lyrics
–
Veturi,
Banda
Satyam
and
Pavani,
Camera
–Rajasekharan,
Editing
–
Ramesh
K,
Choreography
–
Satish
Raj,
Story,
screenplay,
dialogues,
direction
and
production
are
by
Sripada
Viswakarma.
Banner:
Film
Karkhana
Released
on:
January
04,
2008