Manorama – Review
Charmi has come up with yet another suspense thriller Manorama, after her heroine-oriented Mantra. A bomb starts ticking and nobody knows when it would explode. At the same time, the heroine searches for another boy who was in love with a girl and had threatened to commit suicide if she did not marry him. In fact, the heroine herself is to die in a few days but wants to live her life meaningfully.The commercial success of the film is in limbo in the absence of comedy as the story runs with suspense and thriller.
Some terrorists plan to disturb the peace and tranquillity of Hyderabad city and gives the job of planting a bomb to a youth. He searches for a crowded place in Koti and finally selects 'Manorama" cafe as his target. He keeps the bag containing the bomb with the time set for 1 pm. Meanwhile, Gili (Charmi), who is about to die in a few days, reaches Hyderabad to spend time with her friend. Gili used to spend her time by watching people from a distance and lip-reading is her hobby.
While watching people in that crowded area from her friend"s flat, Gili watches a boy called Vasu who is disturbed. She comes to know from the conversation in a telephone booth through lip reading that he is threatening to commit suicide in case his lover Lakshmi does not turn up. However Lakshmi is in house arrest as the elders have come to know about their love affair. Her brothers set out to bash that boy upon learning that he is moving around Manorama cafe. Gili learns all this by talking to Lakshmi from her mobile phone and decides to save Vasu either from suicide or from the brothers' thrashing.
In the process, she goes to Manorama and the killer who had planted the bomb loses his heart for her at first sight. He wants to prevent Gili and fortunately, the bomb did not explode at the fixed time. So, Gili and that killer search for Vasu as the killer too had seen him. Both of them finally find Vasu by evening. While cautioning Vasu, Gili reveals that she too is going to die and tells him to value life. This is an eye-opener for the killer, who decides to save her from the bomb blast and rather help her die peacefully. So, that killer takes away the bag containing the bomb and dies in the blast. Before his death, he had sent an SMS message to Gili that he would be waiting for her in heaven, where they would be united.
PERFORMANCE:
As
far
as
acting
is
concerned,
Charmme
is
the
lone
artiste,
who
has
given
an
excellent
performance.
Moreover,
she
has
not
used
any
kind
of
make
up
throughout
the
film.
Nishaan,
who
has
made
his
debut
with
this
movie,
has
done
a
negative
role
despite
playing
opposite
the
heroine.
He
needs
to
improve
a
lot
and
should
be
more
flexible.
He
has
not
shown
much
ease
in
his
body
language.
Radio
Mirchi
RJ
Pradeep
has
appeared
in
a
couple
of
scenes
and
but
did
not
have
much
scope
to
perform.
The
girl
who
has
played
opposite
him
is
much
better
than
him.
Ali
and
MS
Narayana
who
appeared
in
a
couple
of
scenes
have
tried
their
best
to
tickle
the
funny
bones
of
the
audiences.
Charmi
is
seen
throughout
the
film
in
each
and
every
frame.
TECHNICAL:
The
graphics
that
were
made
with
Rs
500
note
are
good
to
watch.
In
fact,
it
has
helped
the
audiences
to
smile
at
least
on
certain
occasions.
Director
Eswara
Reddy
has
been
able
to
pen
a
gripping
screenplay
for
the
delicate
story
and
dialogues
penned
by
Padmasri.
There
are
a
couple
of
songs
and
the
song
choreographed
on
Charmi
is
good
to
watch
and
rich
in
literary
values.
Re-recording
by
Koti
is
average.
The
director
has
chosen
to
include
several
elements
for
the
smooth
running
of
the
film
as
it
has
no
story
and
is
totally
a
screenplay-based
movie.
Editing
by
Marthand
K
Venkatesh
is
average
and
is
quite
confusing.
Camera
work
by
Jagan
JRJ
is
so
so.
ANALYSIS:
Eswar
Reddy,
who
shot
into
fame
with
Mee
Sreyobhilashi
joined
hands
with
Zee
Motion
Pictures,
which
ventured
into
Telugu
films.
The
story
is
simple
and
delicate
but
the
movement
of
the
film
is
different
from
routine.
Because
of
the
absence
of
the
basic
ingredient
for
a
Telugu
movie,
called
comedy,
the
film,
despite
having
interesting
narration
have
not
been
able
to
gel
well
with
the
audiences.
People
of
Andhra
are
in
the
habit
of
going
to
a
theatre
for
entertainment
and
this
is
a
strict
no
no
for
them.
Only
those
who
like
films
with
suspense,
thriller
and
serious
genre,
can
enjoy
this
film.
Cast: Charmi, Nishan, Pradeep, Ali, MS Narayana and others
Credits: Story and dialogues – Padmasri, Camera – Jagan JRJ, Editing – Marthand K Venkatesh, Music – Koti, Art – Ashok, Action – Ram-Lakshman, Producer – P Goenka, Screenplay and direction – V Eswar Reddy.
Banner: Zee Motion Pictures
Released on: March 27, 2009