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Movie Review: RABHASA (By Hapra)
By: Tupaki Desk | 29 Aug 2014 7:54 AM GMT
Movie Review: RABHASA (By Hapra)
Rating: 2.25/5
Cast: Jr NTR, Samantha, Pranitha, Brahmanandam, JP, Sayaji Shindey, Ajay, Nagineedu, Nandu, Jaysudha, Nazar and others
Cinematogrpaher: Shyam K Naidu
Music: SS Thaman
Story- Screenplay-Dialogues-Direction: Santosh Srinivas
Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh
Release date: 29th, August 2014
After a while, NTR is coming up with another mass entertainer as seen in the trailers, and that led to huge expectations among his gigantic fan base. Also director Santosh Srinivas has earlier delivered a hit flick ‘Kandireega’ stuffing it with right dose of commercial ingredients. So this combination is expected to do ‘Rabhasa’ in theatres. Let us see how it is.
The CONTENT
Karthik (Jr NTR) comes to Hyderabad to flatter his cousin Chitti. She gets separated from KarthikÂ’s family during childhood as her father Dhanunjay (Sayaji Shinde) feels upset with KarthikÂ’s parents (Jayasudha & Nazar) standing for people. As KarthikÂ’s mom wishes to see Chitti as their daughter-in-law, he plans to woo her, but mistakes Bhagyam (Pranitha) as his cousin. When twist unfolds that BhagyamÂ’s friend Indu (Samantha) is his real Chitti, her father Dhanunjay uses his wicked plot to get rid of Karthik, and also Indu shares that she is in love with someone else. There enters Pedda Reddy (JP), Obul Reddy (Ajay) as second set of villains, and what happens to Karthik, his love for Indu, is rest of story.
The EFFORT :
On-Screen:
Jr NTR is regular as usual. There is no second thought about his acting skills. He is looking quite handsome, though director hasnÂ’t used it to the fullest. If his emotions are peaks, his dances are weak this time. He resorted to those regular floor moves again. It is his comedy timing, slightly altercated dialogue delivery style and screen presence that fascinates.
Samantha became quite ordinary heroine, just meant for skin shows in songs and putting up those regular frown, happy, smiling and shaky expressions. Of course, she tried to match Jr NTR in dances, a laudable effort, but her fatty looks distract us. Pranitha had miniscule screen time, but her cute presence is impressive.
Brahmanandam became crucial in second half again, though his histrionics are typical styled. He brings laughs with his dialogues this time, throwing spoofs of NTRÂ’s dialogues from Simhadri. He has driven the story effortlessly for half an hour. JayaPrakash played his part, while Ajay produced pure villainy like all the time. Sayaji Shinde is little over-board and noisy, but he scores well. Then it is Raghu Babu who makes us chuckle in the first half as a comic goon.
Both Jayasudha and Nazar are wasted in roles that have only couple of dialogues in the whole movie. Another veteran Ali failed to impress. Actor Nandu, who is busy playing similar roles of wooing heroine, is given the same role. Others like Brahmaji, Surekha Vani, Pragathi, Seetha, Hema and Satya Krishna are just there to fill the screen.
Off-Screen:
Santosh Srinivas got recognition for his comedy churning in his debut flick, and he succeeded in doing that even this time. But he hasnÂ’t extracted any great performances from his star-cast. He left it to the way leading stars enact a scene, and there is no special director-mark. Also he failed to bring newness to action sequences and demand brand new dance steps for his hero.
Composer Thaman once again impresses with his re-recording, and a couple of songs. However he messed with too much noise for crucial scenes, and over loaded melody for sentiment scenes. His work is good, but not best.
Shyam K NaiduÂ’s photography is very regular, as we see in all commercial flicks. There is nothing to boast about his work. Fighter masters Ram-Laxman and Vijay packed a punch anyway with their heroic compositions. Though they became regular in NTRÂ’s movies, they are beautiful to watch. Dance masters are a big letdown. They failed to compose extraordinary moves for a swift, talented and stylish dancer like NTR. Except a couple of moves in Garam Garam Siaka song, never choreography looked catchy.
The PLUSES:
· Jr NTR
· Comedy in second half (Brahmi-JP-Nagineedu)
· Couple of songs and satires
The MINUSES:
· Routine story, Scenes drawn from other flicks
· Screenplay and direction
· Regular climax
BREAKDOWN:
Jr NTR has been delivering entertainment with ‘Rabhasa’ kind of movies from a long time. When fans are expecting him to do something innovative, director Santosh Srinivas has come up with simple story, palpable screenplay and irritating one-liners that sound rhyming but make no sense logically.
Though movie starts on a bang, such fights are regular for NTR. But it turns interesting when the hero is running after Pranitha, and then Samantha like a lover boy. Tarak’s handsome looks and teasing dialogues like ‘Diet Coke ki dress vesinattu vundi’ (about Samantha) entice youths. But it beats on head as every twist is unfolded commonly, with no build-up and nullified curiosity. Also picking JP and Brahmi, and that family setup, is a regular thing we’re offered these days. Interval bang is no stunning, but it makes us curious about second half. Post interval, major story is opened up, often interesting but boring at times. And when it ends, we don’t get a feeling of watching a new-movie.
Mounting the total responsibility on Jr NTR’s shoulders, ‘Rabhasa’ has limited entertainment with routine stuff. It is his one-man show throughout. We have to blame the story and screenplay for sure. Santosh Srinivas has tried hard but his efforts are not enough for a larger-than-life hero. Though Bellamkonda spent heavily on production, and those rich values could be seen, tried and tested formula clouded them dark. On a whole, Rabhasa is going to run only because of NTR factor.
The FINISHING Line: Just A Regular ‘Rabhasa’
Review By: Hapra
Rating: 2.25/5
Cast: Jr NTR, Samantha, Pranitha, Brahmanandam, JP, Sayaji Shindey, Ajay, Nagineedu, Nandu, Jaysudha, Nazar and others
Cinematogrpaher: Shyam K Naidu
Music: SS Thaman
Story- Screenplay-Dialogues-Direction: Santosh Srinivas
Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh
Release date: 29th, August 2014
After a while, NTR is coming up with another mass entertainer as seen in the trailers, and that led to huge expectations among his gigantic fan base. Also director Santosh Srinivas has earlier delivered a hit flick ‘Kandireega’ stuffing it with right dose of commercial ingredients. So this combination is expected to do ‘Rabhasa’ in theatres. Let us see how it is.
The CONTENT
Karthik (Jr NTR) comes to Hyderabad to flatter his cousin Chitti. She gets separated from KarthikÂ’s family during childhood as her father Dhanunjay (Sayaji Shinde) feels upset with KarthikÂ’s parents (Jayasudha & Nazar) standing for people. As KarthikÂ’s mom wishes to see Chitti as their daughter-in-law, he plans to woo her, but mistakes Bhagyam (Pranitha) as his cousin. When twist unfolds that BhagyamÂ’s friend Indu (Samantha) is his real Chitti, her father Dhanunjay uses his wicked plot to get rid of Karthik, and also Indu shares that she is in love with someone else. There enters Pedda Reddy (JP), Obul Reddy (Ajay) as second set of villains, and what happens to Karthik, his love for Indu, is rest of story.
The EFFORT :
On-Screen:
Jr NTR is regular as usual. There is no second thought about his acting skills. He is looking quite handsome, though director hasnÂ’t used it to the fullest. If his emotions are peaks, his dances are weak this time. He resorted to those regular floor moves again. It is his comedy timing, slightly altercated dialogue delivery style and screen presence that fascinates.
Samantha became quite ordinary heroine, just meant for skin shows in songs and putting up those regular frown, happy, smiling and shaky expressions. Of course, she tried to match Jr NTR in dances, a laudable effort, but her fatty looks distract us. Pranitha had miniscule screen time, but her cute presence is impressive.
Brahmanandam became crucial in second half again, though his histrionics are typical styled. He brings laughs with his dialogues this time, throwing spoofs of NTRÂ’s dialogues from Simhadri. He has driven the story effortlessly for half an hour. JayaPrakash played his part, while Ajay produced pure villainy like all the time. Sayaji Shinde is little over-board and noisy, but he scores well. Then it is Raghu Babu who makes us chuckle in the first half as a comic goon.
Both Jayasudha and Nazar are wasted in roles that have only couple of dialogues in the whole movie. Another veteran Ali failed to impress. Actor Nandu, who is busy playing similar roles of wooing heroine, is given the same role. Others like Brahmaji, Surekha Vani, Pragathi, Seetha, Hema and Satya Krishna are just there to fill the screen.
Off-Screen:
Santosh Srinivas got recognition for his comedy churning in his debut flick, and he succeeded in doing that even this time. But he hasnÂ’t extracted any great performances from his star-cast. He left it to the way leading stars enact a scene, and there is no special director-mark. Also he failed to bring newness to action sequences and demand brand new dance steps for his hero.
Composer Thaman once again impresses with his re-recording, and a couple of songs. However he messed with too much noise for crucial scenes, and over loaded melody for sentiment scenes. His work is good, but not best.
Shyam K NaiduÂ’s photography is very regular, as we see in all commercial flicks. There is nothing to boast about his work. Fighter masters Ram-Laxman and Vijay packed a punch anyway with their heroic compositions. Though they became regular in NTRÂ’s movies, they are beautiful to watch. Dance masters are a big letdown. They failed to compose extraordinary moves for a swift, talented and stylish dancer like NTR. Except a couple of moves in Garam Garam Siaka song, never choreography looked catchy.
The PLUSES:
· Jr NTR
· Comedy in second half (Brahmi-JP-Nagineedu)
· Couple of songs and satires
The MINUSES:
· Routine story, Scenes drawn from other flicks
· Screenplay and direction
· Regular climax
BREAKDOWN:
Jr NTR has been delivering entertainment with ‘Rabhasa’ kind of movies from a long time. When fans are expecting him to do something innovative, director Santosh Srinivas has come up with simple story, palpable screenplay and irritating one-liners that sound rhyming but make no sense logically.
Though movie starts on a bang, such fights are regular for NTR. But it turns interesting when the hero is running after Pranitha, and then Samantha like a lover boy. Tarak’s handsome looks and teasing dialogues like ‘Diet Coke ki dress vesinattu vundi’ (about Samantha) entice youths. But it beats on head as every twist is unfolded commonly, with no build-up and nullified curiosity. Also picking JP and Brahmi, and that family setup, is a regular thing we’re offered these days. Interval bang is no stunning, but it makes us curious about second half. Post interval, major story is opened up, often interesting but boring at times. And when it ends, we don’t get a feeling of watching a new-movie.
Mounting the total responsibility on Jr NTR’s shoulders, ‘Rabhasa’ has limited entertainment with routine stuff. It is his one-man show throughout. We have to blame the story and screenplay for sure. Santosh Srinivas has tried hard but his efforts are not enough for a larger-than-life hero. Though Bellamkonda spent heavily on production, and those rich values could be seen, tried and tested formula clouded them dark. On a whole, Rabhasa is going to run only because of NTR factor.
The FINISHING Line: Just A Regular ‘Rabhasa’
Review By: Hapra
