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Home > Telugu Movie Reviews > Laila Majnu Tiring Mishmash APK | June 01, 2007 Rating: 1/2* (***** Very Good, **** Good, *** Fair, ** Average, * Bad) Action: Vijay. Art: Ramana Vanka. Cinematography: Madhu A. Naidu. Dialogues: Radha Krishna. Editing: K. Ravindra Babu. Music: Srilekha. Story, Screenplay & Direction: Anji Srinu. Producer: Bollineni Suresh Naidu. Presenter: Baby Sahithi. Co-Producer: Raghutu Satyanarayana. Banner: Bollineni Creations. Release Date: 1st June, 2007. Harivarun, an athlete by profession, is the son of producer Raghutu Satyanarayana. He makes his debut with Laila Majnu, directed by Anji Srinu. After the recent Gnapakam (after which many people lost their memories), this tops the 'Why did they make this movie' list.  Plot Rakhee and Vicky are rivals. So when Rakhee's sister Mahi and Vicky's brother Siddharth fall in love, they are infuriated. Vicky decides to stab Rakhee, but ends up stabbing his own brother. Once their issues are solved, the parents have hassles over this 'love marriage', so Siddharth comes up with an idea. Mahi stays in Siddharth's house and vice versa. How they manage to convince their parents is the rest of the plot.Story, Screenplay and Direction The first half is reminiscient of Josh (starring Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya) and Idiot (Ravi Teja). The second half is reminisceint of Bommarillu (Siddharth and Genelia). The lead actor, Harivarun tries to imitate Ravi Teja, Allu Arjun and Chiranjeevi all at once. The problem starts here-the mishmash of all these stories is pathetic, and the direction hits rock bottom. The performances are unbearable and overall, the movie is quite tiring. No aspect of the movie is worth commenting on. There are a few bearable parts after the break, when they get to stay in each other's houses. This gives twenty minutes of relief, but nothing more than that.  Performances Harivarun might be a good sportsman, but an actor he isn't. Before he hones his acting skills (yes, that can be done), he needs a makeover. He seems enthusiastic, but there is a need to become original and presentable ASAP. The girl is presentable. Another script, another maker, and she might actually click. Regular character artists like MS Narayana and Chalapati Rao have been stuck in this lamentable script and dialogues that lack any pizzazz. Brahmaji has a presence, as does Bharat (Ravi Teja's brother, incidentally).Song and Dance Srilekha comes up with mediocre music yet again. Two songs are hummable, the rest sound like they were inspired from other Telugu songs. Last Word Tiring. |