Release date: 07 Dec 2012 | |||
Rating : 2/5 | |||
Director : Nani Krishna | |||
Producer :Kiran Jakkam Shetty , Nani Krishna | |||
Music Director : Chakri | |||
Starring : Srikanth, Meenakshi Dikshit, Vidisha |
Family hero Srikanth is trying his hand at socio
fantasy for the first time with ‘Devaraya’. Nani Krishna is the
director of this movie and Chakri scored the music. The film has Vidisha
and Meenakshi Deekshit in the lead roles opposite Srikanth. After some
delay, the movie has released today across Andhra Pradesh. Let us see
how ‘Devaraya’ is.
Story :
Dorababu (Srikanth) is a village playboy who believes in enjoying life
to the fullest. He falls in love with Swapna (Vidisha) and she too
responds to his affection as she sees the good side of his nature. She
tries to get Dorababu to mend his ways but her grandfather (Ranganath)
is staunchly against the alliance.
As this story is going on, an archaeologist (Sivaji
Raja) discovers some items belonging to Sri Kirshna Devaraya in the
Godavari delta and decides to investigate the matter. With the help of
Ranganath, he tries to translate an ancient diary that belongs to the
Legendary Telugu King.
Some startling secrets come out in this process and
everyone discovers that Dorababu has a connection with Lord Krishna
Devaraya. He has some unfulfilled promises to keep and Dorababu is now
required by the forces of nature to sacrifice himself for that promise. What happens next is the story of the film
Plus Points :
Srikanth’s performance is ok in this movie. As Dorababu, he tried to imitate Megastar Chiranjeevi’s style for the comedy department. During his performance as Krishna Devaraya, he tried to imitate Sr NTR’s diction and dialogue delivery.
Vidisha is good and she may have some future in the
industry if she takes care of her projects. Meenakshi Dixit is strictly
average. Veteran actor Balayya, Ranganath, Sivaji Raja, M.S. Narayana,
Raghu Karumanchi and Jayaprakash Reddy try their best to liven up the
proceedings to a certain extent. Some visual effects and a few scenes from Krishna Devaraya’s court have been shot well.
Minus Points :
The plot of this movie has more holes than a sponge and just like a sponge soaks up water, this film will soak up the viewer’s patience. There is virtually no story in the first half and there are way too many bad songs.
The scenes are loud, poorly written and have
absolutely no logic. If you had a great image of King Sri Krishna
Devaraya, you will be disappointed with the way he has been portrayed in
this movie.
There are too many foolish sequences in the film. In
the flashback episodes, King Krishna Devaraya’s character keeps
shifting between present day Telugu and ancient Telugu in the same
dialogue!! The actor who is seen as Jayaprakash Reddy’s brother looks
very comical with a hideous wig. The central plot of trying to build a cement factory in a place containing an ancient temple is never given its due importance.
The placement of songs is atrocious. Just when the
film tries to gain some momentum, these songs appear and drive the pace
right into the ground.
Some graphics sequences are very poorly executed and
while that is understandable, given the low budget of the film, they
should not have been attempted in the first place with such limitations.
Chakri’s music and background score make things
worse. The climax simply falls flat and there is no reason for that
Chandramukhi style dance (with the Chandramukhi costume) in the first
place.
Technical Aspects :
Nani Krishna’s direction is poor and he does not
have any grasp over the basic aspects of narration and screenplay.
Editing is atrocious. Cinematography is just about ok. Veerababu’s
dialogues are bad.
Like I said before, Chakri’s music is very bad and he does not lend any strength to the movie. Production values are mediocre.
Verdict :
Srikanth is a nice guy with a family hero image
and it is sad to see him in films like this. ‘Devaraya’ is a movie that
has absolutely nothing going for it. Do yourself a favour and stay away
from it unless you want to watch the movie out of an academic interest to see what shouldn’t be done by a director.
Rating – 2 / 5
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