Kali (Gopi Chand) lives
along with his mother on the business of hiring mike
set and lighting equipment for wedding and other ceremonies.
Jyothi (Meera Jasmine) is a singer who sings chorus
in films. A lady police inspector (Ankitha) keeps on
following Kali and tries to seduce him to make him fall
in her love. Kali is also a threat for many in his area
as he answers only with muscle power if things work
against him. Knowing this, once Jyothi claims that she
is Kali’s person to save herself from a group
of eve teasers. Eve teasers leave her for the fear of
Kali. In a dramatic sequence, like in any other film
Kali happens to encounter Jyothi. Gopichand inclines
for Jyothi and proposes her. But she negates and tells
her flash back.
Jyothi’s aim is to become an IAS officer. She
happens to meet Surya (Sivaji), who is another IAS aspirant,
in a train. They make friendship and eventually love
sprouts between them. For a few reasons, Surya shuns
his idea of becoming IAS officer but encourages Jyothi
in her attempts. He also says that he would marry her.
He accentuates that he wants to see her as Jyothi Surya
IAS. He also makes a nameplate in advance that reads
‘Jyothi Surya IAS’. But accidentally he
gets killed in a road accident. Jyothy wishes to remain
unmarried through out her life assuming deceased Surya
as her soul mate and husband.
What happens after Jyothy tells her flash back to Kali
is rest of the film. Will Kali marry Jyothy? Or will
he marry the police inspector who falls behind him.
Performances
Gopichand is at his best
in enacting histrionics, dances and fights. Meera is adequate
and there is essence in her role to perform. Ankitha is
used only for glamour quotient and skin show but there is
no role for her to play. Venu Madhav and MS Narayana are
okay as Gopichand’s side kicks. Others portrayed sufficiently.
Mani Sharma’s music is leg tapping but certainly
not at his best. Udaiya Shankar’s direction goes satisfactorily
but a doubt tickles the audiences.
“Meera Jasmine sheds tears when she misses the chance
to sing as ‘main playback singer’ for a film
(Why? Isn’t her main focus pinned on IAS?)”.
Chintapalli Ramana’s dialogues are okay in a few
scenes but light and pale in many scenes. Vulgarity is smelled
by audiences in a dialogue context between Ankitha and Gopichand
referring to mike set.
Analysis
First half of the film runs
slow and unenthusiastic with old style of sequences. The real
story begins in second half and that goes with flash back
and beaten narration. Comedy is weak except in a scene where
Venu Madhav imitates NTR, ANR, Krishna and Chiranjeevi.
Although director has given
a sane conclusion of not uniting Meera Jasmine and Gopichand
instantly, that may show detrimental effect on box-office.
Masses cannot resist watching their hero left without a heroine
at the end. Gopichand appears to have wedged by sentiment
but not mass appealing-action punch at the end.
The film certainly gets divide
talk in the beginning and it will be left only with little
hope of raising its graph at least slowly. As there are no
big releases for about 1 week, it should check its luck only
in first 7 days.
Bottom Line:
The film has relatively better scope to run well in B and
C centers than A.
