When
a
film
has
big
star
cast
like
K
Viswanath
and
SP
Balasubrahmanyam,
immediately
any
one
can
forecast
that
the
film
has
nothing
big
to
offer
but
will
have
some
good
messages.
In
addition,
the
film
is
being
directed
by
a
writer
like
Janardhana
Maharshi.
Generally,
such
films
will
not
have
regular
entertainment,
hence
people
don’t
prefer
to
watch
such
movies.
Let
us
see
what
this
film,
Devasthanam
is
going
to
give
and
how
many
people
could
digest
it.
Srimannarayana
(K
Viswanath)
stays
in
Chittoor
and
he
is
a
Good
Samaritan
but
nobody
is
there
to
take
care
of
him.
He
spends
his
time
in
a
temple
and
his
job
is
to
answer
the
questions
of
the
devotees.
Being
an
old
man,
he
fears
that
what
is
his
fate
and
who
will
perform
his
last
rites
after
his
death.
He
finds
one
middle-class
man
called
Sambamurthy
(Balu)
and
assigns
him
of
performing
his
final
rites.
Saraswati
(Amani)
was
Murthy's
wife.
Though
Murthy
refuses
to
do
the
job,
he
accepts
to
perform
the
last
rites
as
it
was
his
last
wish.
As
both
of
them
move
together
for
some
time,
Sambamurthy
understands
the
real
meaning
of
life.
Meanwhile,
Sambamurthy
turns
a
writer
and
he
starts
penning
some
lyrics,
which
could
be
rendered
in
the
mode
of
Harikathas
in
a
little
modern
fashion.
As
Srimannarayana
too
liked
those
songs,
he
starts
rendering
like
Harikathas
at
public
functions
and
religious
events.
They
become
very
popular
in
no
time
and
they
start
earning
thousands
of
rupees.
Both
of
them
start
a
trust
named
‘Sarve
Jana
Sukhino
Bhavantu’
and
the
money
is
being
diverted
to
help
purohits
of
temples
and
to
renovate
temples.
At
this
juncture,
a
tragedy
strikes
and
Srimannarayana
becomes
dumb-struck,
as
he
alone
has
to
continue
the
Harikathas.
What
is
the
tragedy?
How
Srimannarayana
alone
managed
it?
Answers
to
these
questions
form
part
of
the
climax.
Performance:
Vishwanath
and
SP
Balu
are
seasoned
artistes
and
they
have
delivered
excellent
performance.
Their
acting
touches
the
hearts
of
the
audience.
Amani,
who
appeared
on
the
screen
after
a
long
time,
also
equally
gave
a
nice
performance.
Other
artistes
like
Rao
Ramesh
and
Ramanachary
have
done
justice
to
their
roles.
Technical:
Cinematography
is
okay,
but
the
cinematographer
should
have
taken
more
care
about
lighting.
Editing
is
not
so
crisp
and
just
an
average
work.
Though
there
are
no
boring
scenes,
there
are
some
unnecessary
sequences,
which
could
be
removed
and
their
editing
would
not
affect
the
story.
Music
by
Swara
Veenapani
is
average
and
worth
listening.
However,
the
director,
who
himself
took
the
responsibility
of
penning
the
dialogues,
screenplay,
besides
direction
did
complete
justice
to
all
the
three
departments.
The
dialogues
are
good
at
times,
screenplay
is
adequate
and
the
direction
is
okay.
Remarks:
The
tagline
to
the
film
‘Tirupati
Laddantha
Teeyanaina
Cinema’
is
very
apt
and
watch
the
film
for
a
soothing
experience.
Adding
to
that
the
thought
of
reviving
the
old
and
traditional
art
forms
is
laudable.
Cast:
K.
Viswanath,
SP
Balasubrahmanyam,
Aamani,
Kovai
Sarala,
Rao
Ramesh,
Ramanachary
and
others
Credits:
Music
–
Swara
Veenapani;
Camera
–
VN
Suresh
Kumar;
Presents
–
Ammanni
Narayan;
Story,
dialogues;
Screenplay
and
direction
–
Janardhana
Maharshi
Banner:
Sarvejana
Sukhino
Bhavantu
Films
Released
on:
April
13,
2012