AATA 2007

Directed by
V.N. Aditya

Produced by
M.S. Raju

Original Music by
Devi Sri Prasad

Cinematography by
Chota K. Naidu

Film Editing by
Krishna Reddy
Visual Effects by
Vinod Mannem .... digital compositor

Other crew
Saroj Khan .... choreographer

Writing credits
Gopalakrishna Paruchuri dialogue
Venkateswara Rao Paruchuri dialogue
M.S. Raju screenplay
Harish Shankar story
Cast:
Siddartha,
Ileana,
Jaya Prakash Reddy,
Munna,
Anuradha,
Brahmanandam,
Sunil,
Ravi Babu,
Paruchuri Venkateshwara Rao,
Sarath Babu,
Ahuti Prasad,
Gundu Hanmantha Rao,
Abhinaya Sri
Smitha (item song)
Story

Sri Krishna (Siddhardh) grows up watching films playing in the theater in which his father works as a movie-projectionist in a village. Satya (Ileana) is harassed by Vicky (Munna) - son of a politician - who wants to marry her. Satya escapes from home and Sri Krishna falls in love with her the first time he meets her. As the goons and police chase Satya, Sri Krishna protects her and drops her in the house of the politician. He wins Munna’s confidence. The rest of the story is the one-sided game between Sri Krishna and Munna.

Artists Performance

Siddhardh: Siddhardh has always played the character of an NRI or a boy from upper class in all Telugu films (Boys, Yuva, NVNV, Chukkallo Chandrudu and Bommarillu). For the first time, he has donned a character from lower middle class family. His role is that of a movie buff who loves Telugu films and old classics. Hence it is extremely important to have an actor that pronounces the dialogues the same way heroes does in old films. Siddhardh tried his best, but could not get the best dialogue delivery to suit the requirements. He altered his hair style and performed effortlessly in all the scenes.

Ileana: Ileana is gorgeous as female lead in this film. She is beautifully showcased in the songs. She is awesome in 4th and 5th song of the film. This is probably the 3rd film after Devadas and Pokiri where she is a treat to the eyes. She also gave some unique expressions in the boat episode. It has become a fad to keep a dialogue reserved for her behind in the recent films of Ileana.

Others: New actor Vicky is alright as Munna. In the comedy department, Jaya Prakash Reddy is pretty good with his dialect. Sunil and Brahmanandam have done characters that are similar to what they have been doing in previous films. They generated good amount of comedy. Ravi Babu character is good. Yesteryear's vamp Anuradha played Jaya Prakash's wife. Singer Smita performed in a song. Sayaji Shinde did the role of a cop. Producer MS Raju gave guest appearance in a song.

Technical Departments:

The cinematography takes the top slot in technical departments. Chota K Naidu made sure that he exploited good locations in the first half. Music by Devi Sri Prasad is alright. The picturization of songs is good. Dialogues by Paruchuri have sparks at times. Artwork by Ashok is very good. Production values by Sumanth Art banner are grand.