If
you
strip
down
love
to
its
cheapest
form,
you
get
this
low-budget
flick
that
starts
off
as
a
light-hearted
entertainer,
but
eventually
turns
bitter
due
to
constant
use
of
cuss
words
and
double
meaning
undertones.
Attaching
a
genre
tag
to
this
film
isn't
going
to
make
much
of
a
difference
as
its
intention
is
to
woo
young
audiences
with
the
cheapest
form
of
entertainment.
Romance
comes
from
the
factory
of
filmmaker
Maruti,
who
kicked
off
a
trend
with
low-budget
flicks
such
as
Ee
Rojullo
and
Bus
Stop,
made
strictly
for
the
college-goers.
His
films
mostly
revolve
around
college
love
story,
sex,
betrayal
and
some
cheap
humour.
The
film
narrates
the
story
of
a
youngster
called
Krishna,
played
by
Prince,
who
is
in
search
of
a
perfect
girl,
a
virgin.
This
search
leads
him
to
Lalitha
(Manasa)
and
Anuradha
(Dimple).
He
tests
Lalitha
for
sick,
sadistic
personal
pleasure
and
moves
on
to
Anuradha;
however,
this
time
there
is
a
twist
in
the
tale.
What
happens
between
Anuradha
and
Krishna
forms
the
crux
of
the
story.
And
it's
not
extremely
difficult
to
see
what's
coming,
but
still
one
has
sit
through
till
the
end
of
the
film
to
reach
a
torturous
climax.
Never
do
you
understand
whether
Romance
is
a
film
about
love
or
relationships
or
casual
flings.
All
that
it
manages
to
succeed
in
portraying
is
that
women
can
be
easily
manipulated
and
used
like
a
napkin
whenever
a
man
pleases
to.
Continue
to
read
Romance
movie
review
in
the
slideshow.
Director
Swamy's
Narration
Director
Swamy
has
no
story
to
narrate.
His
amateurish
attempt
to
rekindle
love
in
the
name
of
sex,
deceit
and
breakups
makes
one
squirm
in
one's
seat.
If
this
is
his
idea
of
a
campus
love
story,
then
I
pity
the
audiences
for
even
making
the
effort
to
watch
the
film
at
the
first
place.
Prince-Dimple's
Performance
Prince
and
Dimple
are
decent
in
their
performance,
but
they
are
let
down
by
a
soulless
story
that
reeks
of
a
hackneyed
approach.
It
is
films
like
these
that
make
promising
actors
like
them
look
like
those
ready
to
star
in
a
cheap
film
to
earn
some
recognition.
B-Grade
Candyfloss
Story
It's
a
B-grade
candyfloss
story
which
struggles
to
evoke
interest
even
for
a
minute.
There
is
some
aspect
of
suspense
maintained
for
few
minutes,
but
it's
broken
even
before
you
realise
that
you
have
started
to
enjoy
that
element
of
anticipation.
Hotchpotch
Screenplay
The
director
serves
most
scenes
with
some
amount
of
titillation,
but
the
screenplay
is
a
badly-cooked
hotchpotch.
The
scenes
are
reminiscent
of
films
such
as
3G
Love
and
Saradaga
Ammayitho
in
the
second
half.
Romance
-
Verdict
Romance
is
a
film
you
shouldn't
mind
giving
a
miss.
I'm
sure
you
have
better
things
to
do
on
a
weekend
and
I
recommend
you
stick
to
them.
Romance
Cast
And
Crew
Producer:
Srinivasa
Rao,
SKN
and
Maruthi
Director:
Swamy
Cast:
Prince,
Dimple
Chopde,
Manasa,
Venu
Madhava,
Sai
Vijay
Music:
Sai
Karthik
Cinematographer:
J
Prabhakar
Reddy
Release
Date:
August
2,
2013