Sreemantudu Review

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.