Cast: Nagarjuna, K Viswanath, Brahmanandam, Nayanatara, M S Narayana, Ashish Vidyarthi and othersMusic: Thaman
Cinematography: Anil Bhandari
Screenplay: Kona Venkat, Meher Ramesh
Story-Dialogues-Direction: Dasarath
Producers: Siva Prasad Reddy
Release date: 3rd May 2013
After experimenting with different genres for a while, hero Nagarjuna has finally returned to his favourite and lucky one, romance. And with Dasarath on fire for his family dramas like ‘Mr Perfect’, this latest film ‘Greekuveerudu’ got huge expectations. Let us see how they are.
The CONTENT
Chandu (Nagarjuna) is born and brought up USA and do not believes in sentiment and love, and never vows to go to India, where his father comes from. He uses girls for pleasure and later avoids them simply. Along with his uncle (MS Narayana) he runs an event management company, in which Maya (Meera Chopra) is his secretary. Chandu advises Maya to marry an old doctor Kamaraju (Brahmanandam) against her wishes, such that she can later apply for a divorce and sue him for one million dollars alimony. After marrying Kamaraju, Maya hatches a plan and flops an event show organized by Chandu. Chandu’s client (Asish Vidyarthi) comes to sue him in Court and then it is revealed that Maya is behind it. When the Court orders Chandu to pay a compensation of 10 million dollars, he thinks of going to India to meet his grandfather who is having 1000 crores worth assets. During his journey, he meets Sandhya (Nayantara) and flatters her, and when she comes to Chandu’s village she is mistook for Chandu’s wife. Intelligent Chandu convinces Sandhya and makes his grandfather (K Vishwanath) believe them and cons them for money. But when he is returning to USA, he feels like cheating his family and reveals the truth. From then, how Chandu corrects his mistakes in life and how he really manages to win the heart of Sandhya forms rest of story.
The EFFORT :
On-Screen:
Nagarjuna should be appreciated for his looks and he will dominate the show with them. He is good at comedy and witty dialogues, but missed the bill while delivering emotion part. Sometimes he looked artificial and sometimes he convinced. Still it is his show all the time.
Brahmandam plays the lead role again in second half of the flick, giving much needed comic relief. But his monotonous expressions and acts look jerky for a while, though everyone enjoys them. Also MS Narayana did his part well delivering comedy from other side.
Nayanatara is neither gorgeous in glamour department, nor stunning acting wise. She happens to be the heroine of this film and hence she performs what is given to her.
K Vishwanath is proven for doting and philosophical grandfather roles, while Asish Vidyarthi too is known for his critical expressions. Both did the same with perfection again. Meera Chopra has nothing to offer, while Kota Srinivasa Rao does a blink and miss role. Rest did their party whenever a scene called them for.
Off-Screen:
Dasarath tried to weave another story by simply altering the characters of Mr Perfect and holding the characterization intact. His dialogues are entertaining but the screenplay written by some other writers is simply boring. The very idea of portraying human relations and love is good, but if a proper screenplay is not etched for it, then results tumble. As a director, Dasarath failed to keep the momentum of the film high.
Only next technician you will notice in this flick is Thaman. He tried different kind of background score this time and is successful. But songs scored by him evince no interest. Cinematography by Anil is partly okay, but it looks like Color Grading guys at Annpurna Studios failed to maintain an even color palette. Choreography is not as stunning as said by Nagarjuna, and Ganesh Swamy master needs to improvise his compositions.
The PLUSES:
· Popcorn comedy in second half
· Slightly comical climax
The MINUSES:
· Slow pace of entire movie
· Lack of impactful emotional sequences
· Dragged second half
BREAKDOWN:
Both Nagarjuna and Dasarath are very excited about this flick, but right from start one will get confused as to why this film is named ‘Greeku Veerudu’. Even their first choice ‘Love Story’ is not an apt title for this movie. Coming to content, Dasarath is not able to come out of Mr Perfect for sure. Maybe he can deliver same stuff with alternate screenplay, but the very basic things like impactful emotional scenes are missing. All the time, a scene is either elevated by background score or by simple dialogues, but there is no depth in characterization and screenplay. You cannot expect this one from the guy who wrote Santosham and Mr Perfect. At least a couple of commercial elements would have saved the flick, but Dasarath missed that one too. And scenes leading to climax look quite jerky and Ala Modalaindi kind of comedy climax is bringing both laughs and tears. On a whole Dasarath missed something right from beginning, a gripping narration.
A soulful music album with colourful songs would have worked but poor songs with poor choreography are never interesting. Somewhere in second half, this film turned love story from family drama and then family drama without proper journey of characters. For entertainment seekers this flick is going to be a bore Summer treat, while for fans it takes time to digest and cheer for it.
The FINISHING Line: Just Average fare, strictly for fans!
(Disclaimer : This happens to be an opinion of one individual and it is no way intended to hurt or criticize anyone involved with the film or outside. Real movie lovers are advised to watch movie in theaters for cinematic experience rather reading review)
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