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Home > Telugu Movie Reviews > Munna A Stylized Rehash APK | May 02, 2007 Rating: **.25 (***** Very Good, **** Good, *** Fair, ** Average, * Bad) Post Your Review On 'Munna' Here Action: Peter Hein. Art: Anand Sai. Cinematography: C. Ram Prasad. Dialogues: Koratala Shiva-BVS Ravi. Editing: Marthand K. Venkatesh. Music: Harris Jayaraj. Story, Screenplay & Direction: Vamshi Paidipally. Co-Producers: Shirish-Laxman. Producer: 'Dil' Raju. Presenter: Smt. Anitha. Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations. Release Date: 2nd May, 2007.  Prabhas is back after a dismal Yogi with Dil Raju's Munna. After Dil Raju's last movie, the tremendously successful Bommarillu, this one might come as a non-grosser. It has some good points, but overall it's just an average flick. The director is Vamshi Paidipally, a debutant.Plot: Munna (Prabhas) grows up hating Khaka (Prakashraj), a business giant and a Don of sorts. He studies on scholarship with his group of friends in the same college as Khaka's son Rahul (Sridhar), who likes Nidhi (Ileana). Nidhi obviously falls for Munna while he goes against Khaka openly and challenges him. Why Munna has the enemity towards Khaka and how he fights him is the rest of the story. Story, Screenplay and Direction: The plot is similar to many others, from Shiva to another Prabhas starrer Yogi. The narrative starts off well, with slick visuals and editing. The cinematography along with the art direction is good. The action sequences are elaborate but look like a part of a video game. There ends the good part. The actual content of the story is a rehash of many stories. The narrative might have looked good on paper and while relating orally, but watching it is actually a little tedious. It gets repetitive at times, and the twists-one in the first half (before the break) and one in the second half lack that tangy punch expected at such moments. The comedy is okay-mostly to do with Munna's pal Tillu and his histrionics. The romantic angle with Nidhi also falls flat. The first half is okay, and while we expect more flavor in the second half, it does disappoint. There is a sense of déjà vu, as we've seen too many plots like this one.  Performances: Prabhas looks good, and his costumes are stylish and consistent with the stylized taking of the entire movie. But he is inconsistent with his acting abilities-he performs well in some scenes while at others he remains stone-faced. Ileana makes a good pair with Prabhas, and both of them look good together. Nothing much can be said about her role, and she did what was expected of her. In the songs she sizzles without a question.Prakashraj had a lot of practice playing this kind of a character, and he performs like a pro. Kalyani in her guest role is convincing, a good artiste without a doubt and Sukanya (as Prakashraj’s wife) is good. The actor who played Tillu generates the necessary laughs. Sridhar Rao as Rahul looks the part but his acting skills need to be honed and might take a few more movies. Rahul Dev as Atma, a rival to Khaka, is credible. Song and Dance: The picturizations of the songs are good, and this is one feather in the movie's cap. Prabhas and Ileana look good in the songs, and the set for each song is unique and overall its good. Shirya's item song (Chamakkuro) looks and sounds cool. Last Word: The movie has a lot of style, but lacks the necessary soul and substance. Swanky visuals, crisp narration, a demigod like hero and two major twists fail to elevate the movie's average viewing status. |