Nani (Ashta Chemma Fame) 's Snehituda (2009) Movie Review

Film: Snehithuda

Rating: 2.5/5

Cast: Nani, Madhavi Latha, Nazzer, Tanikella Bharani, Brahmanandam, MS Narayana etc

Dialogues: Bhashasree

Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh

Dance: Swarna Babu

Art: Suresh

Cinematogrpahy: Vasu

Music: Sivaram Shankar

Story, Screenplay, Direction: Satyam Bellamkonda

Released On: 7th Aug 2009

It’s the movie that has hit the screen with the hero and heroine those have success record with their first films Asta Chemma and Nachchavule respectively. Obviously that aura has pulled the audiences to theaters to some extent. Let us see how it entertained the audiences.

Story:

Sai (Nani) is an orphan who lives in different houses secretly when the owners go away on tour!! He grows up that way (and indeed there is a clash with an episode that he says himself that he has grown up in an Orphanage).

He happens to meet Savitri (Madhavi Latha) in one of his trysts in a bungalow. She falls in a trouble and hence seeks help from Sai.

What’s the problem? How Sai solves that for her? And how Sai becomes a key in her life has to be watched on screen.

Performances:

Nani:
He has shouldered the movie with his ease in action and perfection in dialogue delivery. But there is suggestion for him. He has to work on his body and go for grooming. He is looking very mundane which should be corrected for better mileage on silver screen.

Madhavi Latha:
She is active with fire in eyes. She suits better for arrogant roles and also proved that she can carry pathos also well.

Others are ok in their shoes. Nazzer’s character entertained with his teenage love episode. Tanikella Bharani is ok in his guest appearances. The young villain appeared in this flick did well and his performance is up to the requirement although there is nothing new in histrionics.

Technical Departments:
Music is average and the song ‘Inthaki Nuvvevaru…’ is catchy. Even the pathos version also deserves a mention. Production values are poor and the cinematography is also weak.

Highlights:

Introduction scene with partly color and fully black and white is good
Pawan Kalyan and Charmy elements add mass entertainment value
Nazzer’s flash back episode with Apoorva is entertaining

Disappointments:

Obsolete treatment

Analysis:

It is a reasonable attempt with formula line, but not a very wise one. It’s not a blunder and at the same time may not do wonder at box office. In single line to say, it’s not bad.

The best part in this movie is that there is no elastic narration. Everything has fallen in right pace. The take off is interesting but the interval break leaves no enthusiasm. But second half generates some interest with Nazzer’s flash back episode. Nani’s performance is the best part in the film without which this film wouldn’t be a film that makes people watch till its end.

The humor elements can be far better for the subjects of this sort.

On a whole, it’s just an average show that deserves pass mark.

Bottom Line: Watch it if you have some time to kill

NASSAR

Nassar (spelled also Nasser or Nazar) is Tamil actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist, and singer.

He has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English films. He is often cited as part of India's specialist character actors, along with the likes of Om Puri, Mammooty,Mohanlal, Nana Patekar and Kamal Hassan.

Nassar was born on March 5, 1958, in an interior village called Naththam, in Chinglepet district, Tamilnadu.He sprung from humble beginnings and was an indifferent student making him bid goodbye to his P.U.C. studies, while he was half way through the course. The pull of fine art was something he could not resist. He escaped to Chennai,where he did his B.Sc in Botany at the prestigious Madras Christian College.

Early career

With his experience as drama writer and actor, he started seeking chances to act in films, but he was not successful. Hunger forced him to suffer and at one point, he joined the catering department of Taj Coromandel Hotel, Chennai. While he was trying for chances in cinema, he also wrote stories and poems and sent them to newspapers and magazines. Some of them were published.

Nassar joined the Film Institute in Chennai, in the year 1982-83, and received his diploma in acting. Prior to this, he also underwent training in acting at the Acting Training Centre, affiliated to South Indian Film Chamber, Chennai. His efforts started bearing results when he was introduced as an actor in K. Balachander's film Kalyana Agathigal'.His full name then was Nasser Muhammad. He entered the film industry in 1985. He has acted in more than 200 films, which include Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English language films. He also became popular in TV serials.

The telefilm Kaattuppookkal, directed by Mahendran, and the other one titled "Panagaadu", directed by Senathibathi elevated his popularity as an actor. TV serials like Neela Mala, Chiththirappaavai, Vaana Veethi and Avalukkentru Oru Idam also earned him a good name. Nassar says that Mahendran is one of his favourites among film directors. In 1995, Nassar acted in and also directed the film "Avatharam". In 1997, he acted in as well as directed the film "Devathai".

Filmography

Some notable roles that he did are as Maya Thevan in Thevar Magan, as a terrorist in "Kuruthi punal" as a terrorist, and as a devout Hindu father in Mani Rathnam's "Bombay".

Notable films

* Ek - The Power of One Remake of Athadu ... Grandfather of Shashank
* Guru (2007 film) Tamil voice for Mithun Chakraborthy.
* Nayagan
* Velaikkaaran
* Unnai Solli Kutramillai
* Thevar Magan
* Gopura Vasalile
* Michael Madana Kamarajan
* Roja (film)|Roja
* Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana
* Magalir Mattum
* Avathaaram
* Little John (film)|Little John
* Bombay (film)|Bombay
* Kuruthipunal
* Avvai Shanmugi
* Iruvar
* Kadhalar Dhinam
* Jeans (film)|Jeans
* Puthiya Pathai
* Mugam
* Hey Ram
* Poovellaam Kettuppaar
* Dhill
* Virumbugirean
* Anbe Sivam
* Morning Raga
* Jodi (film)|Jodi
* Chandramukhi
* Mumbai Express
* Anniyan
* Dishyum
* Athadu(Telugu)
* Chanti(Telugu)

As a director

* Popcarn (2003)
* Devathai (1997)
* Avathaaram (1995)

Awards

* Nandi Award for his acting performance in the Telugu film Chanti
* Tamilnadu Government's Best Actor award for his role in the film Aavaaram Poo

Trivia

* His father Mehaboob Pasha still continued his old profession of polishing age-old jewellery at a shop in Chengalpet bus terminus area.
* Nassar has one sister and three brothers.
* Nassar fell in love with Kameela, while he was in search of an acting chance. They are married and have three sons.