Director
Praveen
Sri
reportedly
narrated
an
action
subject
and
it
impressed
Jagapathi
Babu
so
much
as
it
was
prepared
as
a
sequel
to
his
career-best
action
film
Gayam.
With
no
second
thought
he
agreed
to
do
the
flick.
Praveen
Sri
is
a
protege
of
Ram
Gopal
Varma.
Of
course,
the
action
scenes
in
this
film
remind
us
the
old
film
Gayam
and
the
story
was
perfectly
mixed
to
make
everyone
believe
that
the
story
is
a
continuation
of
Gayam.
However,
what
exactly
the
director
wanted
to
convey
to
audiences
was
a
big
question
mark
which
remain
unanswered.
Story:
Ram
(Jagapathi
Babu)
is
a
restaurant
owner
in
Bangkok.
Ram
leads
his
life
happily
with
his
wife
Vidya
(Vimala
Raman)
and
adopted
son
Chaitanya.
One
day,
psychopath
killers
attempt
to
molest
a
female
worker
at
Ram"s
restaurant.
To
protect
her,
Ram
shoots
them.
This
rescue
turns
Ram
a
hero
before
the
media.
Gurunarayana
(Kota
Srinivasa
Rao)
shocks
to
see
Ram
who
is
quite
similar
to
Durga
(Jagapathi
Babu),
an
arch-rival,
who
was
declared
dead
long
ago.
Gurunarayana"s
son
Shankar
Narayana
(Kota
Prasad)
leaves
for
Bangkok
along
with
their
lawyer
saab
(Tanikella
Bharani)
to
find
out
whether
he
is
Ram
or
Durga.
Shankar
Narayana
kidnaps
Chaitanya.
This
irks
Ram
and
opens
up
his
identity
by
injuring
Shankar
Narayana
and
killing
a
person
just
in
front
of
Vidya.
Lawyer
Saab
takes
away
Shankar
Narayana
back
to
India.
Vidya
deserts
Ram
as
he
concealed
his
identity
that
he
was
once
a
killer
and
goon.
But
the
Bangkok
police
officer
of
Indian
origin
(Jeeva)
convinces
her
that
Durga
turned
Ram
and
leading
a
normal
and
peaceful
life
only
to
keep
himself
off
from
bloodshed.
Then
Ram
reveals
his
flashback
to
Vidya.
At
a
time
when
it
is
going
to
be
a
happy
reunion,
again
Gurunarayana"s
men
attack
Ram
and
his
family
and
Chaitanya
gets
badly
injured.
In
order
to
put
a
fullstop
to
the
bloodshed,
Ram
decides
to
go
to
India
as
Durga
and
clear
off
the
rivalry
with
Guru
Narayana.
He
sends
Vidya
and
Chaitu
to
the
police
officer"s
house
and
returns
to
India.
What
happens
next
should
be
seen
on-screen.
PERFORMANCE:
As
Jagapathi
Babu
played
the
role
earlier,
he
doesn"t
need
a
mention
about
his
performance.
He
has
maintained
the
same
tempo
and
intensity
in
this
film
too,
despite
the
fact
that
the
earlier
version
was
released
in
1993
(i.e.,
almost
18
years
ago).
The
ageing
factor
however
could
not
be
hidden
as
Jagapathi
Babu"s
aged
skin
is
clearly
visible
in
close-up
shots.
Vimala
Raman
is
okay
in
her
role.
She
has
shown
her
oomph,
and
was
very
romantic
in
one
song
with
Jagapathi
Babu.
She
is
sensuous
and
seductive
in
that
song.
Kota
Prasad
has
given
show
stealing
performance.
Kota
Srinivasa
Rao
and
Tanikella
Bharani
has
given
their
best
performance.
Other
artistes
including
Harshavardhan,
Jeeva,
Ravi
Kale,
have
done
their
justice
to
their
respective
roles.
TECHNICAL
Values:
Cinematography
by
Anil
Bhandari
is
adequate,
while
editing
by
Praveen
Pudi
is
impressive.
Music
by
Illarayaraja
needs
a
special
mention.
Though
the
background
score
is
excellent,
the
tunes
provided
for
the
songs
could
have
be
done
better
if
the
maestro
would
have
concentrated
a
little
more.
Action
scenes
by
Ram-Lakshman
are
good
to
watch.
Dialogues
are
good
in
parts,
while
screenplay
by
Rajendra
Reddy
is
the
soul
of
the
film.
Generally
directors
from
Ram
Gopal
Varma
school,
will
bring
out
either
a
super
hit
or
super
flop
films.
But,
Praveen
Sri
has
maintained
good
grip
on
the
story
and
Rajendra
Reddy
supported
him
with
perfect
screenplay.
However,
the
director
should
have
used
his
brain,
while
bringing
out
a
film.
But
in
this
case,
it
appeared
that
Praveen
Sri
straightly
lifted
a
few
scenes
from
a
Hollywood
film
A
History
of
Violence
to
complete
the
first
half.
And
the
second
half
is
almost
similar
to
Gayam.
ANALYSIS:
The
director
and
producer
should
be
complimented
for
portraying
the
present
political
situation
on
the
screen
perfectly
and
the
audiences
would
definitely
equate
Kota"s
character
with
KCR
in
several
scenes.
Though
it
is
a
coincidence,
the
film
had
many
similarities
to
the
present
political
turmoil
in
the
state
like
Telangana
stir
and
others.
Though
the
action
scenes
in
the
film
are
okay,
it
is
just
not
known
what
the
director
exactly
wanted
to
tell
the
audiences
with
this
film.
Cast:
Jagapathi
Babu,
Vimala
Raman,
Kota
Srinivasa
Rao,
Tanikella
Bharani,
Kota
Prasad,
Ajay,
Jeeva,
Harshavardhan,
Ravi
Kale,
Tarjan,
Raghunatha
Reddy,
Master
Pavan
Sriram
and
others
Credits:
Cinematography
–
Anil
Bhandari,
Editing
–
Praveen
Pudi,
Dialogues
–
Gandham
Nagaraju,
Mallu
Ravi
Reddy,
Screenplay
–
Rajendra
Reddy,
Art
–
Dharmendra,
Music
–
Ilayaraja,
Presents
–
Ram
Gopal
Varma,
Producer
-
Dr
Dharmakartha
C,
Story
and
direction
–
Praveen
Sri.
Banner:
Kartha
Creations
Release
Date:
September,
03,
2010