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Home > Telugu Movie Reviews > Pokiri Balayya's Masala Punch APK | April 30, 2006 Rating: *** (***** Very Good, **** Good, *** Fair, ** Average, * Bad) Cast: NBK, Sada, Tanusree Dutta, Sabeeha, Prakashraj, Sayaji Shinde, Brahmanandam, Krishna Bhagawan, Rajan P. Dev, Riyaz Khan, Ponnambalam, MS Narayana, Ahuti Prasad, Kovai Sarala, Venumadhav and Others. Action: Peter Hein. Art: Ashok. Cinematography: C. Ram Prasad. Editing: Goutham Raju. Music: Mani Sharma. Story: Anjaneya Pushpanand. Screenplay & Direction: AS Ravikumar Chowdary. Presenters: Ambika brothers. Producer: Ambika Krishna. Banner: Ambika Cinema Productions Pvt. Ltd.. Release Date: 29th April, 2006.  Formula A heroic character with a flashback + 'Sister Sentiment' + A cruel rich villain whose sister is the hero's love interest = A hardcore commercial with ample scope for trademark Balayya punch lines, female leads gyrating in skimpy outfits and huge amounts of violence and sentiment to satisfy the first day front bench crowds.Plot The story goes thus: A rich landlord lets his daughter-in-law perish while delivering his grandson as his son marries against his wishes, and orders his servant to kill the baby-but the servant gives him to a local drunkard (Prakash Raj) and the boy, Murali Krishna (Balakrishna) grows up in his foster family who are always hostile to him. He learns later about his real family and his grandfather repents his mistake and tells him to take care of his half-sister while he dies. He is killed by Peddiraju (Sayaji Shinde), a goon who is after their property and whose sister Sandhya (Tanusree) is Murali's love interest. How Murali revenges himself on Peddiraju forms the crux of the story. Screenplay and Direction The first half has tacky direction but the second half is more entertaining and consistent. The second half is mostly Murali's flashback. The screenplay is pacy, it moves faster and doesn't drag. The bond between the siblings is appealing and a little over the top but not too melodramatic. There are a number of not-so-decent comedy and dialogues, surely to appeal to a majority of the moviegoers. There are some illogical instances in the movie, like in any other masala potboiler. How come a rich landlord who has thousands of acres on his name has no security? When Murali is in Peddiraju's house, how come he doesn't finish him off right there? His sister can't move from one place to another, but she can hop on one leg to dance. And in the end, NBK kills about 500 people in a marriage hall. Have a heart, filmmakers!  Performances NBK gives his usual-trademark mannerisms, action, comedy, dialogues (some of them double meaning and some of those punch lines calling for whistles and cheers from his admirers), a few super hit songs and two skimpily dressed female leads. Sada and Tanusree have nothing much to do expect dance with the hero, and they manage that okay. Sayaji Shinde is repetitive and over-acts and over-reacts. Prakash Raj in a cameo is the same. These two can be good if they have to be-but in these roles they don't have to be good. Why waste their energy while all they need to do is challenge the hero? It's an NBK movie frame to frame, and he manages to keep the audience interested. All other characters are passable.And the verdict is.. The movie is timepass. NBK can dish out and has done better stuff than this. It has everything-sister sentiment, a mixed bag of hit songs for all occasions, a flashback to keep up the curiosity level and the required two female leads for big stars like Balayya. This is sure to run commercially, but is not one of NBK's best yet. There are dialogues like 'Anukovali kani, CM avvalante enta sepu?' (If I want, how hard is it for me to be CM?)…What's the plan, Balayya? |