Gautham
Vasudev
Menon
had
directed
'Gharshana" with
Venkatesh
in
2004,
a
stylish
action
entertainer
with
love
in
its
backdrop.
Ater
a
long
gap,
he
resurfaced
in
Tollywood
to
bring
out
a
cute
love
story
called
'Ye
Maya
Chesave"
with
Naga
Chaitanya
and
Samanta
in
the
lead.
Both
the
films
were
big
hits.
Now,
he
came
up
with
another
different
psychological
thriller
with
the
title
'Erra
Gulabeelu".
The
director
touted
that
the
film
is
based
on
a
real
life
story.
Let
us
see
how
good
it
is
on
screen.
Story:
Samar
(Veera)
is
the
son
of
a
sex
maniac
father.
Even
as
he
is
an
eight
year
old
boy,
his
father
used
to
enjoy
with
women
and
wine
in
front
of
these
young
kid
and
he
almost
gets
seduced.
The
ordeals
continue
for
Samar
for
four
years
until
Meenakshi
(Swapna
Abraham)
comes
to
his
rescue
and
saves
him
from
the
clutches
of
his
father
by
calling
the
police.
In
order
to
avoid
arrest
Samar"s
father
commits
suicide.
Now
Meenakshi
decides
to
bring
him
up
with
a
different
name
Veera
(Veerabahu)
and
days
pass
by.
Veera
turns
16
but
his
childhood
incidents
and
horrifying
days
continue
to
haunt
him.
Meenakshi
gets
into
a
sexual
relationship
with
Veera.
At
this
juncture,
Meenakshi
gets
married
to
Krishna,
and
Veera
turns
a
psycho
and
kills
Krishna
and
later
Meenakshi
also
dies
with
burns.
He
reaches
Hyderabad
with
the
deadbody
of
Meenakshi
believing
that
she
is
still
alive.
Veera
turns
into
a
split
personality
and
behaves
with
different
emotions
like
Samara
and
Veera.
Now,
Veera
starts
targeting
young
girls
and
brings
them
to
his
room
to
arrest
them.
Finally,
Veera
finds
his
childhood
friend
Sukanya
(Sameera
Reddy),
who
was
in
love
with
Arjun
(Ashwin)
and
kills
him
to
kidnap
Sukanya.
However,
police
catch
Veera
during
the
kidnap
attempt
and
release
all
the
kidnapped
girls
from
his
house,
besides
admitting
him
in
mental
asylum
for
treatment,
where
he
starts
his
fresh
love
with
a
similar
lady
psycho
(Samanta).
Highlights:
The
highlight
of
the
film
is
the
performance
of
Veerabahu
and
Sameera
Reddy.
Veerabahu,
though
a
debutant,
showed
different
emotions
in
a
right
perspective.
Even
as
she
enters
in
the
second
half,
Sameera
Reddy
also
showcased
an
impressive
performance.
Behind
the
screen,
cinematography
by
Manoj
Paramahamsa
would
stand
as
a
highlight
and
remained
a
top
notch.
His
taking
takes
the
audiences
into
the
film
and
involves
them
in
the
film.
An
equal
ease
was
shown
by
Antony
while
editing
the
film
and
it
is
very
swift
and
had
no
boring
scenes.
Above
all
the
director
dealt
with
a
delicate
and
sensitive
subject
with
perfect
screenplay
and
made
the
narration
quite
effective
with
his
original
stylish
way.
Production
values
of
Mana
Desam
are
appreciative.
Minus:
Not
all
the
Telugu
audiences
would
like
the
movie
as
the
story
was
prepared
with
hard-hitting
and
real
life
story,
bloodshed,
terrified
moments
besides
the
psychic
trauma.
Gautham
Menon
of
course,
did
complete
justice
to
the
film.
The
film
lacks
any
kind
of
comedy
elements,
dances
and
songs
and
hence
it
may
not
be
liked
by
mass
audiences.
At
the
same
time
Erra
Gulabilu
does
not
disappoint
the
movie
lovers
who
appreciate
special,
creative
elements
and
love
the
experimentation.
The
film
has
nothing
to
offer
for
regular
movie
buffs.
Analysis:
The
thriller
concept
may
work
out
in
attracting
the
masses
but
it
is
just
an
imagination.
Hence
the
commercial
success
of
the
film
in
B,
C
centres
is
doubtful,
but
it
would
earn
a
hit
talk
in
'A" grade
centres.
Gautham,
however,
ensured
a
message
on
the
kind
of
care
and
treatment
mentally
disordered
patients
require.
Watch
it
for
spine-thrilling
episodes