Friday, May 30, 2008

Pandurangadu- Balayya is back.

In this fakely wound web of busy life, Panduranagadu is worth a watch for all of us for the bottom line it tries to convey-Respect parents. Parents are more than the God himself.
Also, it is a decent to attempt to showcase our culture,devotion and traditions.

Artist's Performance :
Balakrishna is simply graceful in dual roles as Pundareeka and Lord Krishna.esp. as Lord krishna, he has relived some of the moments of the Legend, the great, late NTR.
Also, the thought provoking discussions on Bhakti and Tatva are very engaging to the audience and makes them immersed into the story.
The role is a cake-walk for sneha.She has done this meaty kind of a understanding wife to perfection.Tabu is used mainly to woo the front benchers and she doesn't do injustice either.
Mohan Babu , though appeared in a brief role, has to applauded for his effort and it is his role that adds momentum to the movie in the later half.

Technical Depeartements :

Raghavendra Rao should be commended for his ability to drive a devotional message in a
commercial way. He has done it again and only he can do it. No others can even try.
Bharavi ,excepting a few times, where dialogues seem insipid and doesn't seem to have come from enough depth- otherwise he has put in brilliant performance in providing the script with all needed ingradients.
Music by MM keeravani is another very useful addtion to the movie.

Scenes to watch out for :
The very entry scene of Lord Krishna : "viswaroopam" ( Theatre resounded with claps)
The scene of pundareeka asking Lord to wait outside as he has to complete his pithru seva.

Weakness :
Couple of double meaning dialogues- comedy is below par.
Tabu probably went over-board ( esp. in "kosala desapu" song)
The sets of Brindavanam etc.,

Having said that, the movie is worth a watch for all the good efforts put in by "few good men".

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