Of
all
the
senior
heroes
of
the
present
generation,
Jagapathi
Babu
has
maintained
a
little
variation.
Instead
of
looking
for
mass
audiences,
he
always
looks
for
family
audiences.
Most
of
his
films
will
have
a
particular
set
of
audiences
and
he
maintains
his
career
by
catering
to
the
needs
of
this
section
of
audience.
May
be
it
a
Subha
Lagnam
or
Swagatam
or
Subhakankshalu,
he
continued
to
maintain
his
fan
following
among
the
women
and
family
circles.
Once
again,
he
has
come
up
with
a
complete
sentimental
drama
called
'Maa
Nanna
Chiranjeevi" on
how
a
father
cares
his
son.
Director
Arun
Prasad
has
penned
a
perfect
and
gripping
story
and
screenplay
to
make
the
audience
sit
tight
to
their
seats
all
through
the
film.
Chiranjeevulu
(Jagapathi
Babu)
is
a
big
landlord
in
a
village.
He
gets
married
to
Neelima
(Neelima),
who
pursues
higher
education
and
have
many
ultra-modern
thoughts.
She
insists
him
to
do
business
with
shares
by
selling
his
fertile
lands
and
as
the
sensex
drops,
they
lose
all
their
money.
So
Neelima
deserts
him
after
giving
birth
to
his
son.
He
takes
his
son
Viswanath
(Atulit)
to
Hyderabad.
How
he
struggles
to
educate
will
form
the
rest
of
the
story.
Performance:
Jagapathi
Babu
perfectly
suits
to
the
character
and
he
has
given
a
wonderful
performance.
He
makes
the
audience
believe
that
no
other
artiste
can
do
such
role
as
he
did.
Especially,
the
places
like
railway
station
urinals,
platform,
film
theatre,
where
the
shooting
took
place,
no
other
hero
could
dare
to
stay
even
for
shooting
purposes.
Many
of
the
combination
scenes
of
Jagapathi
and
Atulith
are
heart-touching.
Their
body
languages,
facial
expressions
and
sentimental
scenes
really
move
the
family
audiences
well.
Though
Neelima
is
claimed
to
be
the
heroine,
she
has
very
little
scope
to
perform
and
she
just
makes
a
guest
appearance.
The
entire
film
has
been
shot
on
the
hero
and
the
child
artiste.
Atulith,
who
has
given
an
impeccable
performance
in
'Tulasi" earlier,
has
again
performed
well
in
this
film.
Though
some
scenes
appear
to
be
a
little
heavy,
he
emotes
well.
The
director
need
to
be
complimented
for
giving
him
a
song
in
the
climax,
with
a
prefix
from
the
child
artiste
to
watch
his
dance.
The
song
has
been
choreographed
excellently
with
so
many
child
artistes.
Other
artistes
including
MS
Narayana,
Telangana
Sakuntala,
Jayaprakash
Reddy
and
others
did
justice
to
their
respective
roles.
Jhansi
appeared
in
just
one
scene
and
impressed
the
audiences
with
her
typical
Hyderabadi
Hindi-Telugu
language.
Comedy
track
that
was
shot
on
Brahmanandam
and
Ali
fails
to
evoke
laughter
and
they
are
really
wasted.
Technical:
It
is
the
perfect
story
with
gripping
screenplay
and
direction
by
Arun
Prasad
makes
the
film
worth
watching.
The
director
needs
to
be
complimented
for
etching
the
character
with
precision
as
the
entire
story
depended
on
two
characters
and
the
circumstances.
The
way
how
a
father
strives
for
the
sake
of
a
son
whom
he
loves
so
much
has
been
perfectly
portrayed
on
the
screen.
Many
scenes
touch
the
hearts
of
the
audience
and
there
are
many
sentimental
scenes
that
would
wet
our
eyes.
Music
by
Hemachandra
is
okay.
Though
the
songs
are
not
that
great,
the
choreography
of
the
first
and
last
song,
are
good
to
watch.
Re-recording
is
appropriate
and
it
elevated
the
moods
of
the
scene
many
times.
Camera
work
by
Bharani
K
Dharan,
editing
by
Baswa
Paidireddy
and
action
by
Ram-Lakshman
are
up
to
the
mark.
The
production
values
of
Laughing
Lords
Entertainment
are
adequate.
Remarks:
At
a
time
when
the
entire
film
industry
is
looking
for
action
and
mass-oriented
subjects,
such
family
subjects
are
appearing
rarely.
The
director
has
chosen
an
original
thought
for
the
film
and
the
entire
film
runs
on
circumstances
and
the
movement
is
really
good.
It
takes
the
audience
into
the
film.
The
audience
feel
as
if
the
story
is
running
amidst
us
and
one
of
our
close
friend
is
facing
the
problems.
Jagapathi
Babu
and
Atulith
need
kudos
for
their
performance.
Cast:
Jagapathi
Babu,
Neelima
and
Master
Atulith,
MS
Narayana,
Brahmanandam,
Ali,
Jayaprakash
Reddy,
Benarjee,
Satyam
Rajesh,
Chitram
Sreenu,
Munna
Venu,
Tirupati
Prakash,
Ram
Jagan,
Anant,
Telangana
Sakuntala,
Jhansi,
Sandhya
Acharya,
Ragini,
Kalpana
and
others.
Credits:
Music
–
Hemachandra,
Camera
–
Bharani
K
Dharan,
Editing
–
Baswa
Paidireddy,
Art
–
KV
Ramana,
Action
–
Ram-Lakshman,
Producer
–
Jayasri,
Story,
screenplay
and
direction
–
Arun
Prasad.
Banner:
Laughing
Lords
Entertainment
Released
on:
January
1,
2010