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Home > Telugu Movie Reviews > Yamagola Malli Modalaindhi Clichéd Tamasha APK | August 23, 2007 Rating: ** (***** Very Good, **** Good, *** Fair, ** Average, * Bad) Cinematography: Prasad K. Dialogues: Satyanand-Dasari Brahmam. Editing: V. Nagi Reddy. Lyrics: Bhaskarabhatla. Music: Jeevan Thomas. Story: Srinivas Reddy & Frames Entertainments Unit. Screenplay & Director: Srinivas Reddy. Producer(s): Amar, Rajasekhar & Satish. Banner: Frames Entertainments. Release Date: 23rd August, 2007. After Yamadonga, it's the turn of Yamagola Malli Modalaindhi, starring Srikanth and Venu. Smaller stars, less hype, more vulgarity and of lesser quality than its recent predecessor, Yamagola doesn't impress. It stretches Hindu myth and creates Yama Dharmaraju's grandson and Chitragupta's grandson, who are both friends. Their adventure on Earth is Yamagola.  Plot So Lord Yama's grandson and Chitragupta's grandson are entrusted the task of bringing a saintly young girl to Heaven/Hell. Yama junior falls in love with her and instead of taking her life, keeps saving her from fatalities. Gupta junior meanwhile wants himself and Yama junior to do their duties, so he plots to make her remove her rudraksha, her only protection.Story, Screenplay and Direction It's the writer's own interpretation of mythology. Except it's filmy, vulgar and crass. All the celestial beings are ridiculed to an extent that all the previous myth movies could not reach. Sage Narada, previously called a 'meddler' is brutally reduced to being titled a 'broker'. There are perverse sequences involving him and a skimpily clad maid, perverted jokes on Indra and Lord Yama. In Yamadonga (comparisons are inevitable), Lord Yama is shown seeking revenge, which itself defies his very character of being the epitome of justice. Creative liberties. Fine. In Yamagola, however, it's all down to a 'Tamasha' format, with all kinds of sexually laden, double meaning dialogues. The graphics are just okay, but Yama Lokam again looks the same since it's been seen in movies from 1932. There is one more common thing in both these movies-a powerful and holy protective locket. Inspiration might have been taken from Bruce Almighty and Matrix too. In this one too, there are loads of gimmicks, but none of them really impress. Maybe it's because we see some repeat performances-NTR singing, along with Kamal Hassan's 'Indian' act, Allu Ramalingaiah in a Yama Lokam laptop device-you know, the works. Srikanth makes his hero-worship of Chiranjeevi clear. The fight sequences and Reema Sen's deaf parents' confusion gets a few laughs. These clichéd routines along with the dirty comedy complete Yamagola. Yama's soldiers speak in Telangana-why? Editing is jerky and the costumes are garish.  Performances Srikanth and Venu fit their roles and look convincing. Meera Jasmine is bubbly and bright. Reema Sen is okay. Krishna Bhagawan as Narada gets to mouth all the dirty lines, which he does so with much gusto. One wonders what Rajeev Kanakala's character was written for-he's wasted in the movie.Music and Dance Songs keep popping up out of the blue and in the second half, they are really tiring. Last word New characters and new concepts are novel but unconvincing. They don't stick to their own logic and their characters lack clarity. Narada, a scholar and a sage in Hindu myth, has been shown in worse light than ever. There's some dirty comedy, clichéd sequences. The comedy seems forced. |