Vasudhaika kutumbam. You are happy, only if they are happy. They
too are family. If u have more than enough, adopt, and share that more, with
others. If u have much more, adopt a village. Very nice concept. Hats off to
the director to come up with this lovely concept.
The director, to please the mass, puts layers of
unimpressive love angle and intrusive songs over this beautiful face. If u get
over these intolerant layers, you will finally get to see the serene beauty of
the movie. Unfortunately you have to wait till intermission for that.
The least I talk about the first half, the better.
The second half has the main plot. Mahesh as Harsha is
superb. You will feel for him. You cannot feel for Charusheela. She looks
totally artificial in most of the scenes. The screenplay and the characters
kept me engrossed, except for a folk song which not only distracts but also
brings down the characters. Two people with high moral and social
responsibility, who are struggling for a noble cause, jumping to dance in a
regular masala way, didn’t seem good.
The chocolate boy Harsha, with no bulging muscles, fighting
in a Bahubalisque fashion, seems inappropriate. But since it’s a Telugu movie, where
“every hero irrespective of his physique is a Superhero, unless other specified”,
it’s ok. “Adopting a village is not just to build roads and do Good, but also
to counter the Bad and eliminate it”. Had Harsha used his wisdom to get rid of
the evil, rather than unnatural and un-realistic fights, the plot would have
been more impressive. Everybody would have identified themselves in him. But
again Mass-satisfaction comes into play.
Songs: Except for Sreemanthuda and Jaago, which are ear
friendly and flow along with the story, all other songs are harmful to the story
and to ears. Background score is very good.
Should you watch it? First half: No, Second half: Yes. I
will give the synopsis of First half. Read it, and directly go for second half.
You will love the movie. “Harsha is the son of multimillionaire Ravi (Jagapathi
Babu with super performance), who is different. He considers the staff as
family. He meets Charusheela (Shruthi Hasan) and gets to know about Indian
Institute of Rural Development. He starts pursuing the course of Rural
Development. Charusheela also motivates him regarding adopting and sharing, if
you have more than enough. She tells him about his roots in Devarakota village,
which is struggling for existence. Harsha decides to adopt the village and sets
to reach the village on his bicycle.”
With the above knowledge, go and watch the second half. You want to watch the first half too. Go
ahead, at your own risk.
