Brahmi Gadi Katha Review
Movie : Brahmi Gadi Katha
Rating : 2.5/5
Cast : Varun Sandesh, Asmita Sood, Poonam Kaur, Bramanandam, Krishnudu, Jayaprakash Reddy, Chalapathi Rao, Ali, Nagineedu and Others
Banner : Multi-dimension Entertainments (P) Ltd.
Music : Koti
Director : Eeshwar Reddy
Producer : P Ram Mohan Rao
Released Date : July 01, 2011
INTRO
Eshwar Reddy hogged the limelight with his debut Mee Sreyobhilashi, which dealt with a social issue and offered solution to the problem as well. His next Manorama was no less inspiring having portrayed terrorism in its backdrop, however, it couldn’t relate to the viewers much. This time around, the director and story-screenplay writer decided to try his luck at different genre – slapstick comedy. What more, he weaved a story compiling incidents that occur in 36 hours and assures the same to bring a huge curve on your lips. Let’s check out if I got one on mine.
PERFORMANCE
USAbrought-up Varun Sandesh continues his same-old style of dialogue-delivery in American accent, despite about three-long years of his stint in Tollywood, which by some means gel well with his character luckily. But then, he seems to be adequate. Femina Miss India 2011 winner Asmita Sood makes her acting debut with the flick and proves to be a good performer. However, her complexion is gaudy, thus making the close-up shots too worse. Poonam Kaur is just okay like any of her earlier roles, while Jaya Prakash Reddy in his Rayalaseema dialect is very funny. The villain made a right decision to reveal his witty sides every now and then.
Brahmanandam who plays the title role – ‘Brahmigadu’ turns a narrator so as to explain the whole story to the viewers. His entry is a true highlight, like that of any of his previous movies, and he is hilarious at times. Krishnudu plays the friend of the hero and has tried with a different dialogue-delivery this time, which was highly amusing. He is amazing at the chase sequence in the first-half. The rest of the cast is passable.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Music by Koti sounds below average and we find no song noteworthy to reminisce. Cinematography is tolerable and nothing to rave about. Screenplay is more or less similar to what a silly comedy film would have. The storyline seems to be inspired from Sekhar Suri’s A Film By Aravind, but a comical version of it. Though a customary story, it was given an uncommon treatment by the director making it more like commentary. Dialogues are witty enough to make to laugh to the core, the ones delivered by Jaya Prakash Reddy in particular.
PLUS-POINTS
Jaya Prakash Reddy
Bhramanandam
Comedy elements
MINUS-POINTS
Loose script
Narration
Screenplay
Story
Irritating elements in between comedy
Direction
Dragged climax
ANALYSIS
The storyline is similar to that of A Film By Aravind, but here Brahmanandam narrates what’s going on the screen. A good amount comedy is spread across the movie here and there, but not in full-length as was told in the promotional activities. Nevertheless, every time Brahmanandam and Jaya Prakash Reddy appear on screen, they promise a laughing riot to the film-watchers with their mannerisms, dialogues and expressions. In fact, the two turn out to be the real heroes than Varun Sandesh.
An inflexible script would have added zing to the efforts, the lack of which is making the flick taste like a half-baked cake. Eshwar Reddy would have handled the plot much better than he expected. The production values are tolerable. The unnecessary twists at the end kill the joy. Except for the handful of funny moments, which of course play a vital role in making the audiences sit in the cinema, there is nothing notable to look up to. I did smile watching the movie but never showed by 32, alas!
VERDICT
The flick turns out to be silly comedy at the end of the day despite the minority of humor force-fitted hither and thither. A taut and decent storyline would have been the grace for the movie but no avail. The director doesn’t make the grade at the comedy genre unlike the message-oriented flicks.
MY WORD
Watch it at your own risk but for a few comedy elements.