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After a psycho thriller Hare Ram, the scion of Nandamuri family returns with a comic-caper. Loosely inspired by the Hindi film Saudagar, the film hasn’t been able to retain the flavour of the original.


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Cast: Kalyan Ram, Hansika
Director : Naren Kondepati

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Lovers Kalyan Ram and Hansika hail from warring families, exchange places to re-unite their parents, sounds interesting, but incoherent narration mars the show. Probably, debutant director Naren was under the impression that he could get away by stitching up a series of comedy scenes but it could rebound, given that comic flicks also demand solid scripts. Even the reason for the separation of the friends (Mukesh and Jayaprakash) seems contrived.

Barring a few laughs, the director fails to appropriately blend action and humour in right measure and ends up delivering a tame laugh riot. However, a racy song sequence with animated characters is interesting.
The film begins by establishing the animosity between Mukesh Rishi and Jayaprakash Reddy. Later, Kalyan (Mukesh’s son) arrives in India to save a friend from the clutches of Jayprakash’s kin. He then leaves for Hong Kong on a mission and befriends Hansika. Both of them decide to get marrie,d but Hansika gets the shock of her life when she comes to know that Kalyan is the son of her dad’s enemy. That’s when the lovers decide to trade places.

Kalyan displays a flair for comedy, but could have added more intensity to scenes that demanded it. Hansika comes up with a lively performance but should go on a crash diet to shed her extra weight. Comedians Raghu Babu, Ali, Mukesh and Jayaprakash are adequate.The cinematography (by Sivendra) and musical score (by Thaman) let the film down.