BOTTOM LINE
Bad spoof movie
OUR RATING
1.75/5
CENSOR
‘U/A’ Certified, 127 mins.
What is the film about?
Raja marries a girl he loves but he is unnecessarily dragged into a problem with his wife due to his over excitement to impress her. The situation goes to the extent of Raja deciding to commit suicide. What happens next how the issue is solved is what the film is all about?
How is Allari Naresh’s performance? Selfie Raja Review Artists Performance
Allari Naresh exhibits his usual form and he is fine. There is no variations or scope to showcase something new. The only good thing that can be said here is the performance doesn’t entirely look or feel jaded as in Allari Naresh has lost the interest completely.
Direction By G.Eshwar Reddy? Selfie Raja Review Direction Report
Direction by G Eshwar Reddy is poor. Even a slapstick comedy needs a proper direction. This one is clearly not. There are many parts which look clumsy and jaded because it has been poorly directed. The climax for example.
First half of the film has very little story and the gags which is what most of the film is filled with appears repetitive after a point. There are few one liners going in that work now and then but besides them, it’s all a messy stretch. The interval bang too is pale.
Second half begins on a better note compared to the first but it once again slips into the same mundaneness of the first half. This time the even the few gags that worked in first half fall flat. One liners are again good at times. The climax is a big bore even though everyone tries there best to lift it with this best but predictable acts. Overall Selfie Raja is an easily avoidable movie.
Sakshi Chaudhary, Kamna Ranawat and others?
Apart from Allari Naresh there are two heroines Kamna Singh and Sakshi Choudhary. None of them have decent role to speak off and hence don’t make any sort of impression. They are shown glamorously in couple of songs though. The film has number of character actor’s and comedians like Ravi Babu, Nagineedu, Sapthagiri, Tagubothu Ramesh, Prudhvi, Krishna Bhagwan and Shakalaka Shankar etc. Among all of them Ravi Babu, Ramesh and Prudhvi shine the most in what is given to them.
Music and other departments? Selfie Raja Review Technical Departments
Music and background score is bad. The songs are placed at wrong time and only add to the length of the film irritating the audience. Cinematography is bad. Editing is messy. Dialogues are good in parts, especially few one liners are hilarious.
Highlights? Selfie Raja Review Positives and Negatives
Few one liners
Spoof on Sukumar, NKP
Drawbacks?
Non existent story
Bad Direction
Crude Humor
Second Half
Alternative Take
Just go all out with the spoof with a tight screenplay. It’s pointless making films like these but when one is making them anyway at least getting a gripping narration in terms of screenplay is mandatory.
Did I enjoy it?
No
Will you recommend it? Selfie Raja Review Final Recommendation
No
Selfie Raja Review by Siddhartha
