Film: Om 3D
Rating: 2/5
Banner: NTR Arts
Cast: Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Kriti Kharbanda, Nikesha Patel, Sampath, Karthik, Rao Ramesh, Suresh, Sithara, Nagineedu, Raghu, Vijay Sai and others
Music: Achu-Sai Karthik
Cinematographer: Ajayan Vincent
Editor: Gowtham Raju
Story, screenplay, direction: Suneel Reddy
Producer: Nandamuri Taraka Advaitha
Release date: 19/07/2013
After a gap of two years, Kalyan Ram is back with his new venture touted as India’s first action film in 3D. Whether it was worth the effort let us see
Story
Arjun (Kalyan Ram) is the doting son of Harishchandra Prasad (Karthik) and he can go to any extent to prove his love to father. In comes a corrupt minister (Rao Ramesh) who has issues with Harishchandra Prasad and to settle scores he brings out a criminal Bhavani Shankar (Sampath) from the jail.
Meanwhile, Arjun falls in love with Anjali (Kriti) but few situations lead him to meet Riya (Nikesha), daughter of Harishchandra Prasad’s friend. While Arjun decides to put an end to Bhavani Shankar he discovers a shocking truth.
What is that truth and how things take shape forms the rest of the story.
Performances
Kalyan Ram was alright in his performance but could not capture attention. He had routine 2-3 expressions. The main problem was his characterization which was rather weak and mixed up.
Kriti Kharbanda is a stunning natural beauty and she did her bit as required. Nikesha oozed her glamour wherever she can. Both girls didn’t really have anything special to offer.
Karthik looks young and handsome like his younger days. Though he went overboard a few times, he managed to show his natural ease. The dubbing suited his mannerism.
Rao Ramesh was too much, Sampath was not used to his potential, Sitara was elegant, Suresh was over enthusiastic. Others were there to fill the screen.
Highlights
- 3D Effect
- Cinematographer
Drawbacks
- Screenplay
- Direction
- Performance
Analysis
A compelling story that supports the 3D format is a viewer’s delight. One can understand the urge of our filmmakers to make movies in 3D format for the Telugu audience. But if the story falls flat and does not provide enough scope for 3D, then it’s a sheer waste of time and money.
The recently released Action 3D is a classic example of one such futile effort. It proved that people are not interested in a 3D film that has little to offer.
There has been much hype about Kalyan Ram’s action 3D film Om. The VFX were compared to films such as Avatar. But Om disappoints. It’s the usual run of the mill revenge drama and one does not see the need for a 3D format. Of course, if it weren’t made in 3D, there wouldn’t be any reason for watching it either!
When a film with a ‘not-so-brilliant’ plot is made into a 3d film, it requires some action. So, the makers have put in inane action sequences that add to the confusion. There are ample twists in the story, but the director fails to make use of them to carry the plot forward. Instead, they end up tiring the viewers. The ordeal starts right at the beginning and one ends up fazed.
Though the film is two hours long, it feels as if one has been sitting through it forever. The director hasn’t made any efforts to provide relief for the audience.
More than that, the film suffered mainly due to its screenplay, it was very weak. Conceiving the plot was good but if it is not arranged in the right sequence and the key twist is not shown with conviction then the whole effort goes waste. The film takes off without any boring moments but as it progresses it begins to lose steam. The second half showed a good twist but it lacked the right emotion in it.
The absence of entertainment value such as comedy or strong romance has removed any scope to score. Overall, this is a film which doesn’t really deliver what it looked to promise.
Bottomline: Om... Doom
(Venkat can be reached at [email protected] or https://twitter.com/greatandhranews)
