Plot:

Chief Minister Sanjeevayya (Suman) is assassinated in a blast, engineered by his rivals. He is succeeded by his young son Arjun Prasad (Rana). Caught in the ugly game of politics, his opponents try to overthrow the young CM. Even as a political baddie Dhanunjay (Subba Raju) and the his uncle Peddayana (Kota) join hands with villains to unseat him, how the optimistic and yet impractical Arjun amends the political system in its entirety and defeats his rivals is the story all about.

Overall Synopsis:

Chief Minister Sanjeevayya (Suman) gets killed in a landmine blast. His son Arjun Prasad (Rana) descends as next CM but after a series of political games with his opponents and power greedy Dhanunjay (Subba Raju). As Arjun’s uncle Peddayana (Kota) also moves against him, an idealistic in nature Arjun wishes to change the rules of political system in the state. He adopts a unique modus operandi to realize his goals of transforming the state into a sort of platonic utopia, where his willingness to die for a Rs 1 Lakh crore scheme, brings people around him. As Rana visits every slum and every corner to understand the society, he leaves a cloth for a woman through water, this sequence reminds people a bit from Richard Attenborough’s ‘Gandhi’.

Performances:

Rana, the grandson of ace producer D Rama Naidu with his tall, sharp looks, confident body language has certainly lived up to the expectations of the audiences with underpolayed histrionics. His base voice is a major asset of the film and his dialogue delivery is also in tune with expressions. Richa Gangopadhyaya is glamorous and beautiful and can have a promising career in Tollywood. Priya Anand too is nice to watch on screen in a small role with her pretty looks and good performance. Subba Raju has delivered a powerful performance in a small role, and enlivened the mood of theatre goers. Kota Srinivasa Rao, is as always good in serious villainy, though his role was role was not written correctly. Item number by Udaya Bhanu is meant for mass audience.

Technical Values:

Sekhar Kammula with his sincere effort has tried to join the political degradation in independent India with a movement for breaking away from this situation. He has concentrated more on corruption where the hero tries to pull the black money out of the pocket from the very few in society for general good. Eventhough there are flashes of Ramgopal Varma ‘Sarkar’ in certain scenes, Sekhar Kammula has failed develop the seriousness involved in making a political thriller drama. Despite all this the scores on technical aspects with impressive cinematography, costumes, music and background score.

Conclusion:

The first half is gripping and captivating, with some fine moments and acting, but the second half slips into monotonous repetition and climax ends in a idealistic tone mainly because the director could properly handle the political subject. Despite its flaws the film is a one time watch for a different feel