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USUAL STORY: Ajay Raghavendra and Gayatri Raghuram give good performances.
Bapu Bommaku Pellanta (TELUGU)
Cast: Ajay Raghavendra, Gayatri Raghuram, Aravind, Chandramohan
Mus: Koti
Dir: Raviraja Pinisetty
THIS FILM is a remake of the Malayalam film Nandanam, produced by Appachan, who now ventures into Telugu cinema with this remake, directed by an experienced hand, Raviraja Pinisetty. The story is set in the house of a wealthy widow, Janakamma (Sujatha). The major visual attraction is the green rural backdrop of the Godavari belt captured beautifully by photographer Ram Pinisetty.
As the story opens, Janakamma is an ailing woman. A young and beautiful girl Mohana (Gayatri Raghuram) looks after her and the home. Mohana has a sad past. Her parents die in an accident and she raises money for her brother's (who is In hostel) education by working in this house. But what makes the household looks unnatural is the presence of three maidservants hailing from different regions f Andhra.
These characters are essayed by Rama Prabha, Sakuntala, and Pavala Shyamala all noted artistes. And there is a drunkard (M.S.Narayana) living under the same roof that Janakamma treats as her brother. The entire first half of the drama is dominated by these characters, with the single objective of treating us to some slapstick, which of course falls flat.
Janakamma's daughter Savitri (Sita) is also a widow who lives away, for her own reasons. Her son Viswam (Raguram) after completing his studies visits his grandma, Janakamma. He shocks Mohana as he looks like the boy of her dreams. To prove her point she shows him the notebook where she has sketched this dream boy. Both fall in love.
The second half takes a different colour altogether with the sudden introduction of half a dozen close relatives of Janakamma who kept away as Janakamma allowed her daughter to marry the man she loved against their wish. But Savitri becomes a widow soon losing her husband in an accident. Meanwhile as Mohana and Viswam hope to marry Viswam's mother wants him to get married to the daughter of her close friend Santa, who stood by her, when all her brothers ditched her.
Santa and her daughter arrive from America, complicating the situation further. Mohana finds logic in Savitri's argument and starts reconciling to the situation. The rest of the drama concentrates on how the American born girl is got rid of.
Vizag Prasad and Narra play brothers of Janakamma, who maintain distance from her. These characters look and sound most artificial. But the histrionic sense the two artistes display carry forward the drama sans any hitch. Raghavendra and Gayatri play their roles well. The three roles of the middle-aged maidservants are overplayed to repulsive levels. Koti's music score is in tune with the traditional rural backdrop.
GUDIPOODI SRIHARI
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