BOTTOM LINE
Anything but a beauty
RUNNING TIME
140 mins
OUR RATING
What is “Entha Andanga Unnave” about?
The film tells the story of Ram aka Balaraju (Ajay) and Neeru aka Neeraja (Jiya). They belong to two different families but are duped to live together in a single apartment. As expected they fall in love which is followed by a break up. How Ram wins her love back is what the film is all about in a nutshell.
How is Ajay?
Newcomer Ajay has little ease in terms of body language and that’s the best that can be said about him. Finding expression on his face would be akin to reading what is written on a blackboard using black marker.
How is Mahindher’s direction?
Mahendra seems to have a decent idea in mind which can be seen from the way he has chosen his plot and created characters serving the narrative. But as usual he suffers from something that most newcomers suffer from and that is the screenplay and the writing. To say they are amateurish would be praising it. One look at the way he showcases the drug addicts is enough to say how unfulfilled his vision has been.
What about Jiya and others ?
Jiya looks like a clone of heroine Tamannah. Although nothing much is expected from her in terms of acting she does well keeping everyone else of the film in mind. Kasi Vishwanath and Benerjee acting as father of the heroine and hero respectively play their parts well. Sivannarayana (Appaji from Amrutham) seems to be the only person in the film who is enjoying his part. He has a small role which is the only memorable ‘act’ to take from the film. Rest of the characters, are all acted very poorly by all the newcomers chosen for those characters.
Music and other departments?
Music is on expected lines from a low budget film, however one slow melody in the second half does manage to make a mark. Cinematography is fine if one keeps in mind the kind of production the film is. Editing too is fine overall even though at times it is very poor.
Highlights?
The initial set up.
A comedy sequence involving kid in second half.
Drawbacks?
Amateurish handling of the chosen plot
What about its box office prospects?
The film would be lucky to go beyond the first week and that pretty much sums up its box office.
Did I enjoy it?
No
Reviewed by Siddhartha
