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Review: Worth Watching For Screenplay
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Film |
: Jagadam
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Rating |
: 3.25/5 |
Casting |
: Ram, Isha,
Pradeep Rawat, Prakash Raj, A.S Ravi Kumar Chowdary,
Tanikella Bharani, Telangana Sakuntala, Satya Prakash,
Raghubabu, Saranya, Chitram Seenu, Duvvasi Mohan, Krishnam
Raju, Venu, Surya Narayana, Suchitra, Lirisha, Nihal,
Devi Charan, Dasanna, Shiva Varma, Monalisa, Madhushalini,
etc |
Music |
: Devi Sriprasad
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Songs |
: Chandrabose, Sahiti, Shakti
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Photography |
: Rathnavelu
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Editing |
: Srikar Prasad |
Art |
: AS Prakash
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Action |
: Vijay
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Producer |
: Aditya Babu
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Written and Directed by |
: Sukumar
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Theatrical Release |
: March 16, 2007
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The film starts with reference to 'Id' or Animal Instincts
in every human being. The ultimate essence of the film is
'Unless and until the animal instincts are suppressed in
human beings, society cannot move ahead'.
The story begins with
the factor how a young boy develops attraction for violence,
revenge and goondas since his childhood. Srinu (Ram)
is the guy who tends towards fighting spirit and violence.
He grows up and joins in the gang of a villain named
Manikyam (Pradeep Rawat). Manikyam's right hand (AS
Ravi Kumar Choudar) fears about the dominating nature
of Srinu. As expected by Manikyam's Right Hand, Srinu
slowly develops and improves his hold on dark business.
The film 'M Dharma Raju MA' flashes on mind screen here.
Subbu (Isha), is the
girl who falls in Srinu's love (no one knows why she
gets attracted to him. One has to understand that she
has to love the hero as she is heroine. Her character
is not justified well).
A dispute arises between
Srinu and Manikyam and that results in a fight between
the two. Finally, what happens has to be seen on screen!
The consequences those are to be faced for stepping
into the viscous circle of violence and crime are shown
till the climax of the film. The young lad, who is the
younger brother of Srinu, gets killed before the climax
making the eyes of Srinu open. Rest has to be watched
on screen at culminating climax.
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Ram did really well
with a lot of authority on expressions, dance and body
language. But his physique is not in tune with the roughness
required for the role. His dialogues are also lacking
in clarity. He has to do separate exercise on diction
part.
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Isha is not so good
in features and her glamour show is also not much impressive.
She can be easily forgettable with the role she played
in it.
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Pradeep Rawat and AS
Ravi Kumar Chowdary performed well as gangsters. Tanikella
Bharani's guest role is ok. Prakash Raj's appearance in
the role of ACP is also laudable. Raghubabu and Saranya
played the roles of Parents to Ram. Monalisa and Madhushalini
(only for a few seconds) appeared in the item song '36
24 36…' and spilled glamour on screen.
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Music by Devisriprasad
is really imposing and high score can be given to him
among the technicians worked for the film.
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Sukumar worked well
with tight packed screenplay. Audiences hardly be aware
of time till the interval. It would have been finer had
he worked on second half with more care.
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Why hero wants to become
goonda? The answer is shown! That's because he develops
craze and passion on Goondagiri looking at Bottu Manickyam
since his childhood. He feels great knowing about Bottu
Manickyam's background of murders. But the hero never
tries to adopt that track record of murders. He never
inclines to kill anyone despite he batters blue and black.
He even cries in the climax for killing a hardcore criminal
accidentally. There appears some loophole in the characterization
of hero.
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Who are the parents
of heroine? What is her background? Why such class looking
rich girl runs behind our hero, who is a goonda? Question
remains a question till the end.
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One of the dialogues
of Prakash Raj, the police commissioner conveys that violence
can be fashion but not life ambition. Is it not ambiguous
and beneath contempt?
Dialogues:
There are a few interesting
dialogues in the film which trigger laughs and attention:
Ram: "Eduti
Vaadi Kallallo Bhayam Choosthey Chaalu- Naaku Dhairyam Vachchesthundi"
Ram (after a fight
in a cafe) : College lo kodithey TC Ichchaaru.
Ikkada Kodithey Tea, Cigarette isthunnaru"
Narsing Yadav:
"Nenu Asale Strict Police Officer ni. Dabbulu Theesukuna
kooda vadilipedathaani guarantee ledhu".
First half of the film runs
interesting. Interval is really an 'Interruption' (the word
is shown on screen during Interval to break monotony). But
the second half is feeble when compared to first half. Climax
sounds boring for a few seconds.
The motive of the film is
to say that 'Violence can be a fashion-but not life".
It says that there many young guys who are leading lives
in violence and they have to come out from that vicious
circle as early as possible.
Director Sukumar, being
a Mathematics Lecturer, explained that through the character
of Police Commissioner Prakash Raj with a map on white board.
He says, "Murder, Gang,
Money and Danda (dark business) are points in a circle".
He explains further saying,
"To do murder one needs Gang, to maintain gang one
needs money, to get money one needs to do Danda and to do
Danda again one needs to do murder. This is the plight of
dark business".
So, the message is to come
out from the cruel circle where it may claim the lives of
friends, relatives and family members as well.
Bottom Line:
Go and Watch
(SiraSri can be reached
at sirasri@gmail.com)
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