Director
N
Shankar
is
known
for
bringing
out
some
revolutionary
films
and
this
time,
he
has
chosen
to
mould
the
current
struggle
for
a
separate
Telangana
state.
In
order
to
attract
the
crowds
to
the
theatres,
he
has
roped
in
artistes
like
Jagapatih
Babu,
Nagineedu,
Smriti
Irani,
AVS
and
Siva
Reddy.
He
has
almost
succeeded
in
portraying
the
struggle
by
incorporating
several
contemporary
incidents
that
had
occurred
including
the
students" movement.
He
has
also
perfectly
mixed
a
love
story,
as
an
under
current
in
order
to
make
the
film
worth
watching
and
otherwise,
the
subject
would
have
been
like
a
documentary
and
completely
dry.
Read
on
for
Jai
Bolo
Telangana
review.
Story:
Jayamma
(Smriti
Irani)
is
a
kind
hearted
woman,
whose
husband
Bandagi
Gopanna
(Jagapatih
Babu)
has
sacrificed
his
life
for
the
sake
of
Telangana
movement.
Not
only
Gopanna,
but
also
his
grand
father
laid
down
his
life
in
Telangana
Raitanga
Sayudha
Poratam,
and
Gopanna"s
father
also
fought
the
Nizam
rulers
and
lost
his
life
for
the
Telangana
people.
After
Gopanna's
death,
his
followers
want
his
friend
Varshit
to
take
this
struggle
forward.
But
he
refuses
to
do
so
as
he
doesn"t
want
to
sacrifice
his
wife"s
'Thali
and
Pasupu-Kumkuma" at
an
early
stage
as
he
is
in
love
with
Sahaja.
Meanwhile,
he
realises
the
ground
realities.
How
the
people
of
Telangana
were
struggling,
how
they
are
selling
their
gold
and
jewellery
to
educate
their
children,
how
the
children
of
Telangana
though
excel
in
studies
could
not
get
jobs
and
how
the
people
of
Telangana
were
being
cheated
by
the
foreign
agents
in
the
name
of
jobs.
Though
he
joins
the
struggle
for
the
separate
Telangana
state,
the
crooked
politicians,
industrialists
try
to
suppress
the
movement
by
launching
Samaikyandhra
Movement
in
other
parts
of
state.
At
this
juncture,
the
statement
of
Union
Home
Minister
P
Chdambaram
announcing
the
decision
to
start
a
process
of
state
bifurcation
comes
like
a
breather.
However,
the
formation
of
Srikrishna
Committee
sprinkles
water
on
their
enthusiasm.
The
politicians,
industrialists
suppress
the
students
movement
with
the
help
of
police
branding
them
as
anti-social
elements.
to
separate
the
state,
Jayamma
launches
a
fast-unto-death
which
ultimately
foiled
by
the
police.
What
happens
next
will
form
the
climax
of
the
movie.
Performance:
The
director
has
succeeded
in
highlighting
the
emotions
of
the
people
of
Telangana
and
the
audiences
could
identify
themselves
with
the
Telangana
movement
in
the
film.
Though
Jagapatih
Babu
is
the
protagonist,
his
role
was
limited
to
giving
an
inspiration
to
the
protesters,
as
all
the
three
roles
he
has
portrayed
end
abruptly,
of
course
to
the
bullets
of
the
police.
The
director
has
included
some
commercial
elements
in
the
film
like
love
thread
keeping
entertainiment
factor
in
mind.
Though,
he
has
tried
to
highlight
the
Telangana
movement,
he
has
not
able
to
explain
clearly
on
how
the
Telangana
people
are
cheated
by
the
people
of
other
regions.
Through
Siva
Reddy"s
character,
he
has
tried
to
explain
that
even
people
of
neighbouring
Tamil
Nadu
are
also
in
favour
of
a
separate
Telangana.
Most
important
point
to
mention
here
that
the
director
has
not
touched
the
grass
root
causes
like
why
Telangana
continued
to
remain
backward
and
he
has
mainly
focussed
on
contemporary
issues.
Through
Jayamma"s
character,
he
has
tried
to
explain
about
KCR"s
fast
and
other
such
issues.
Music
by
Chakri
is
exemplary
and
the
speciality
of
the
film
is
that
KCR
penned
a
lyric
that
goes
like…
'Garadi
Chestundru…"
and
Gaddar
penned
another
lyric
'Podustunna
Poddumeeda…".
While
KCR
appears
in
a
clipping,
Gaddar
also
shook
legs
for
his
song
on
the
screen.
Vandemataram
Srinivas
has
given
life
to
the
title
song
and
there
is
a
massive
response
to
all
the
songs
in
the
film.
Editing
by
Kotagiri
Venkateswara
Rao
is
up
to
the
mark.
Verdict:
As
a
whole,
Jai
Bolo
Telangana
is
meant
for
the
people
of
Telangana
and
for
them
alone.
Those
who
has
sympathy
towards
Telangana
and
its
backwardness
would
definitely
appreciate
the
efforts
of
the
director.
The
director
should
be
complimented
for
successfully
highlighting
the
present
struggle
for
a
separate
state
and
how
the
students
are
being
exploited.
The
film
would
definitely
become
a
hit
in
Telangana
region,
but
there
will
not
be
any
takers
for
such
subject
in
other
regions
like
Andhra
and
Rayalaseema.
The
climax
of
the
film
was
abrupt,
as
the
director
has
not
given
any
solution
to
the
burning
issue.