Nagavalli – Movie Review
There were lots of hype in the media about Nagavalli, the sequel of Chandramukhi and remake of Kannada blockbuster Aapta Rakshaka. Director P Vasu, who choose to remake the film failed to convince Rajinikanth for the sequel and Venkatesh grabbed the opportunity. However, while watching the film, one would get the feel of watching the remake of Chandramukhi with Venkatesh and nothing more. At the same time he has excelled in a negative role in an old man get-up, besides a psychiatrist"s role. Read on for Nagavalli Review.
Story:
Shankar
Rao
(Saratbabu)
finds
a
boy
for
her
second
daughter
Gowri
(Richa).But,
the
bridegroom
runs
away
after
a
shocking
incident
and
then
Shankar,
along
with
his
wife
(Prabha)
meets
Ramachandra
Siddhanti
(Avinash),
who
in
turn
invites
Dr
Vijay
(Venkatesh)
to
deal
with
the
situation.
Dr
Vijay
is
the
student
of
Eswar
(Rajinikanth).
Siddhanti realises that the reason behind the unforeseen incidents that are happening is due to a portrait of Chandramukhi and he finds that Eswar, though drove away Chandramukhi from Ganga (Jyothika) few years ago. Chandramukhi did not leave the world and remained in the form of portrait and moves in the form of a snake. He believes that Chandramukhi caught one among the daughters of Shankar Rao. However, he did not reveal that his first daughter Gayatri (Kamalini Mukherjee) is living in a mentally-challenged condition.
Everyone believes that it is Gayatri, who was caught by Chandramukhi. But Dr Vijay takes up a detailed study about all the family members and finds that she is not caught by Chandramukhi. He gives her treatment and make her come out of the mentally-deranged condition. During the course, he comes to know about Nagavalli and her link with king Nagabhairava Rajasekhara (Venkatesh). What happens next should be seen on-screen.
Performance:
Venkatesh
has
given
a
memorable
performance
in
this
film
in
three
different
roles.
His
get-up
as
Nagabhairava
is
rocking
and
he
has
excelled
in
a
negative
role
and
in
a
princely
role.
His
performance
as
a
130-year-old
man
is
also
good
to
watch.
He
has
played
another
character
of
Dr
Vijay,
which
has
different
emotions
like
wit,
humour,
seriousness
and
knowledgeable.
Anushka
has
appeared
in
the
second
half
and
appeared
only
in
a
few
scenes.
She
looked
gorgeous
in
in
dancer"s
costumes
and
her
character
has
etched
well.
Shraddha
Das" character
helped
to
maintain
suspense
in
the
film
and
she
too
has
done
to
her
role.
Richa
Gangopadhyay
has
got
an
excellent
character
she
is
simply
superb
in
her
character
of
Nagavalli.
Kamalini
Mukherjee"s
character
was
not
properly
etched
and
she
is
just
okay
in
her
role.
Poonam
Kaur
has
filled
the
glamour
slot
but
did
not
have
much
scope
to
perform.
Kannada
actress
Suja
appeared
in
the
Telugu
version
with
the
same
role
in
the
original
film
Aaptha
Rakshaka.
Sharatbabu
and
Prabha
are
adequate,
while
Brahmanamdam
and
Dharmavarapu
Subrahmanyam
have
tried
their
best
to
entertain
the
audiences.
Technical:
Behind
the
screen,
the
film
has
good
technical
values.
The
graphic
works,
the
cinematography,
editing,
art
department
all
have
worked
hand
in
hand.
Sam
K
Naidu"s
cinematography
is
ultimate
and
editing
by
Marthand
K
Venkatesh
is
awesome.
Art
department
needs
to
be
complimented
for
the
excellent
work
in
erecting
the
sets
of
the
fort
and
the
buildings.
Music
and
background
score
by
Gurukiran
is
excellent.
Though
the
audio
evoked
some
mixed
response
from
the
audiences
after
the
release
of
the
audio,
the
choreography
of
songs
and
the
visual
appearance
of
songs
is
good
to
watch.
Even
the
background
score
had
helped
to
elevate
the
scenes.
Screenplay
and
direction
by
P
Vasu
are
worth
mentioning
in
the
film.
Though
the
film
has
given
the
feel
of
rehashing
the
Chandramukhi
film,
the
way
the
director
etched
each
and
every
character
needs
to
be
complimented.
Remarks:
The
first
half
of
the
film
is
just
okay
while
the
second
half
is
gripping.
Though
P
Vasu
has
tried
to
give
a
twist
to
the
subject
by
diverting
the
attention
of
the
audiences
towards
many
other
characters,
he
let
loose
his
grip
in
the
climax
and
that
resulted
in
a
very
pale
ending
to
the
film.
It
is
not
so
gripping
at
all.
Cast:
Venkatesh,
Anushka,
Richa
Gangopadhyay,
Kamalini
Mukherjee,
Shraddha
Das,
Poonam
Kaur,
Brahmanandam,
Dharmavarapu
Subrahmanyam,
Saratbabu,
Avinash,
M
S
Narayana,
Sameer,
Prabha,
Raksha,
Suja
and
others.
Credits:
Dialogues
–
Paruchuri
Brothers,
Cinematography
–
Sam
K
Naidu,
Editing
–
Marthand
K
Venkatesh,
Art
–
Chinna,
Music
–
Guru
Kiran,
Presents
–
Bellamkonda
Sai
Srinivas,
Producer
–
Bellamkonda
Suresh,
Screenplay,
Direction
–
P
Vasu.
Banner:
Sri
Sai
Ganesh
Productions
Pvt
Ltd
Released
on:
December
16,
2010