Starring : Mahesh Babu, Rashmika Mandanna, Vijayashanti
Director : Anil Ravipudi
Producers : Mahesh Babu, Dil Raju, Anil Sunkara
Music Director : Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography : R Rathnavelu
Sankranthi season has well and truly arrived as Mahesh Babu’s Sarileru Neekevvaru has hit the screen today. Let’s see whether it lives up to all the hype or not.
Story:
Ajay (Mahesh Babu) is a daring military officer who works for the Indian army. On the other hand, Bharati (Vijayashanti) is a sincere professor in the city of Kurnool. She gets into a problem with a local minister played by Prakash Raj who plans to kill her. Right when she and her family are going to be killed, Ajay lands in Kurnool and saves her. Who is this Bharathi? What is her connection with Ajay? To know that, you have to watch the film on the big screen.
Plus Points:
Undoubtedly, Sarileru Neekevvaru is Mahesh Babu’s show all the way. The star hero is just magnanimous in his role which has different variations. Mahesh has showcased mass, class and action avatars in a superb way and will please his fans in a big way. His comedy timing is superb and Mahesh has danced supremely well in the Mind Block song which is a treat for the audience. His chemistry with Rashmika is also good.
Rashmika is perfect in her funny role and evokes good comedy with her facial expressions and body language. It was good to see Sangeetha in a good role after a long time. Rajendra Prasad plays a neat supporting role. Rao Ramesh, Murali Sharma, and Ajay play their key roles well. The so-called train episode lives up to all the hype and provides good entertainment for the audience. Bandla Ganesh evokes a few laughs.
Vijayashanti makes a solid comeback and is very good in her key role. She brings a lot of depth to the film with her screen presence and does well. Her dialogue delivery is powerful and she shares very good chemistry with Mahesh Babu in the film. As expected, Prakash Raj does well in his villain’s role and also evokes fun with his satires.
The first half is quite entertaining and has a good mix of comedy, patriotism, fights and solid interval bang. The good factor of the film is that fun has been generated in even serious situations in some manner or the other engaging the audience. DSP’s music is another asset as all the songs sound even better on-screen and have been placed superbly.
Minus Points:
The storyline of the film is the weakest link as it does not provide any novelty. Also, there are not many twists and turns which makes the proceedings predictable. The second half gets bogged down when compared to the first part as it has some routine hero-villain scenes between Prakash Raj and Mahesh Babu.
The climax is also a bit dull and looks slightly over the top. There will be a mixed reaction for the ending as some will like it and the others might find it silly. After a very good first fifteen minutes in the second half, the tempo of the film drops down as routine fights and scenes come in. Looks like director Anil Ravipudi ran out of ideas during this time as the heroism and confrontation scenes between Prakash Raj and Mahesh have already been used up in the first half itself.
Technical Aspects :
As said earlier, music and BGM by Devi are solid as he is a major advantage to the film. Production values by Anil Sunkara are top-notch as the film looks rich in every frame. Credit should go to art director Prakash for his superb sets. Kurnool’s famous Konda Reddy Buruju looks amazing and all the scenes shot in this backdrop are superb. Shekhar master’s choreography for two songs is just amazing and especially for the Mind Block song.
Dialogues are superb as Anil Ravipudi has given some crazy one-liners and also good mass dialogues. The screenplay is superb in the first half as the story and entertainment are established nicely. But it gets bogged down a bit in the second half as some more racy episodes could have made the film even tighter. Lyrics in the songs are very good and so was the styling done for Mahesh Babu.
Coming to the director Anil Ravipudi, he has done a very good job with the film. He plays to Mahesh Babu’s strengths and showcases him in a superb manner extracting good variations. Keeping the emotional content intact, Anil has evoked neat comedy at regular intervals. In a way, we can say that he has packaged the film in a very clever manner with the right dose of entertainment and catered to every section of the audience. If he had made the latter part of the second half and climax a bit more convincing, things would have been even better.
Verdict :
On the whole, Sarileru Neekevvaru is a well-packaged Sankranthi treat that has good entertainment narrated at regular intervals. The film is Mahesh Babu’s one-man show and the added advantage are the hit songs, mass fights, and good comedy. Though the second half gets slightly bogged down with a weak climax, the film is a feast for the fans and masses. It will rake in good collections and would be loved during this festival time as it has something for everyone. Go watch and enjoy Mahesh’s mass treat.
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The film comes to an end on a fun note. Keep watching TeluguNow.com for the complete review
Date & Time : 04:33 AM January 11, 2020 -
A good emotional scene between Vijayashanti and Mahesh with the title song playing in the backdrop as a tribute to soldiers
Date & Time : 04:20 AM January 11, 2020 -
After a serious confrontation scene with ministers, now its time for mass number Mind Block between the lead pair
Date & Time : 04:09 AM January 11, 2020 -
A very interesting fight sequence in Nallamala forest is on now
Date & Time : 04:02 AM January 11, 2020 -
Some comedy investigation scenes going on in an interesting way…
Date & Time : 03:55 AM January 11, 2020 -
Subbaraju and Vennela Kishore join the scene as crime branch members
Date & Time : 03:45AM January 11, 2020 -
Confrontation scenes between Mahesh and Prakash Raj are handled nicely.
Date & Time : 03:42AM January 11, 2020 -
After a superb fight at Prakash Raj’s house, now its time for Suryudivo song. A nice montage family song
Date & Time : 03:34 AM January 11, 2020 -
Anil mark comedy episodes going on between Posani and Brahmaji
Date & Time : 03:25 AM January 11, 2020 -
Flashback done. Very good emotional dialogues are on between Mahesh and Vijayashanti
Date & Time : 03:21 AM January 11, 2020 -
Flashback scenes related to what happened between Vijayashanti and Prakash Raj are going on
Date & Time : 03:18 AM January 11, 2020 -
Post-interval super elevation scene by actor Ajay about Mahesh in reference to Krishna’s Alluri Sitaramaraju is on now
Date & Time : 03:15 AM January 11, 2020 -
First Half Report: So far, the film is a time pass entertainer. Comedy episodes in Train are good. The interval block is outstanding and sets the right platform for the latter half. Mahesh Babu’s makeover will be a feast for the fans
Date & Time : 03:10 AM January 11, 2020 -
With an intense action sequence during the interval block, the film comes halfway. Break now
Date & Time : 03:05 AM January 11, 2020 -
Now, its time for a high voltage action interval block at Kondareddy Burj center
Date & Time : 02:58 AM January 11, 2020 -
Train episode completed and intense scenes related to Vijayashanti are going on. Prakash Raj’s gang is looking for her
Date & Time : 02:50 AM January 11, 2020 -
Time for He’s so cute song.
Date & Time : 02:45 AM January 11, 2020 -
Bandla Ganesh comedy scene started with a reference to 7’o clock blade
Date & Time : 02:40 AM January 11, 2020 -
Hilarious fun episodes are going on between Mahesh and Rashmika’s family
Date & Time : 02:35 AM January 11, 2020 -
Samskruthi (Rashmika) falls for Ajay Krishna (Mahesh Babu) at the Railway. She is trying to impress him
Date & Time : 02:25 AM January 11, 2020 -
Now, the Train episode started. Rao Ramesh, Sangeetha and Rashmika make an entry. Comedian Satya and Hari Teja also joins the scene
Date & Time : 02:20 AM January 11, 2020 -
A powerful introduction of Prakash Raj at Kurnool Kondareddy Burj center. His villainous role is exposed in a right manner
Date & Time : 02:18 AM January 11, 2020 -
The emotional conflict is established. Now, Mahesh and Rajendra Prasad are going to Kurnool
Date & Time : 02:10 AM January 11, 2020 -
An intense rescue operation is going on with Mahesh and Satya Dev…
Date & Time : 02:03 AM January 11, 2020 -
Song completed. An unexpected twist. Actor Satya Dev joins the scene in a key role
Date & Time : 02:00 AM January 11, 2020 -
Mahesh Babu’s dance movements are going to be a feast for the fans in the song
Date & Time : 01:58 AM January 11, 2020 -
After a small chase scene, Tamannah comes across the Army team. Now, the proceedings lead to much-awaited Dhang Dhang song
Date & Time : 01:52 AM January 11, 2020 -
Here comes Superstar Mahesh Babu makes an entry in Army getup with National flag. He is in bomb squad along with Rajendra Prasad
Date & Time : 01:49 AM January 11, 2020 -
A strong women characterization of Vijayashanti is being established with dialogue “ Gaayam Viluva” as showcased in the trailer
Date & Time : 01:45 AM January 11, 2020 -
The film opens in Kurnool medical college and Vijay Shanti makes an entry as a Professor
Date & Time : 01:42 AM January 11, 2020 -
Movie started with a dedication to Indian Army
Date & Time : 01:37 AM January 11, 2020 -
Hi… the film has just started and its duration is 169 minutes
Date & Time : 01:30 AM January 11, 2020
Sarileru Neekevvaru Movie Review
Story - Screenplay - 2.75
Star Cast Performances - 3.75
Technicalities - 3.75
Direction - 3.25
3.4
Sarileru Neekevvaru Movie Review
Sarileru Neekevvaru Movie Review Rating