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1.01.2009

Posani's MENTAL KRISHNA (2009) Telugu Movie Review

Film: MENTAL KRISHNA

Rating: 1/5

Banner: Mohan Media Creations

Cast: Posani Krishna Murali, Satya Krishna, Brahmanandam, M S, Giri Babu, Ranganath, Naga Babu, Raghu Babu, Brahmaji and others

Cinematogrphy: G Sridhar

Director: Posani Krishna Murali

Producer: Mohan Vadlapatla

Release date: January 01, 2009

Story

A pathetic tale, the story begins with Satya (Satya) who wants to get admission into ISB but fails the exam and on the other hand, the milkman who supplies milk gets through. For some reason, Satya falls in love with him and exactly at the time of marriage, he backs off due to personal reasons. At this point of time, Satya's parents are on the verge of breakdown when Satya's family friends intervene and persuade her to get married to Muddu Krishna (Posani) who has already seen Satya before and is keen on having her. Satya likes Krishna's nature and agrees for the marriage but much to her horror, she discovers that Krishna is actually an impotent and he is also a homosexual with a lover (Raghu Babu). From then on, hell begins for Satya as Krishna keeps suspecting her for every small thing and tortures her in every possible way. How does she overcome all that? Is there a solution for this? All this forms the rest of the story.

Presentation

The director has come out with a pathetic subject and true to its genre, the narration is nasty and the presentation is equally embarrassing. The dialogues are dirty, the script was written shoddily and the screenplay was terrible. Music suited the situation and songs were a letdown. Though the camera was meant to be steady cam technology, there was really nothing special in the angles or the visual presentation. Most of it was indoors so locations were not a problem. Posani has fitted the bill portraying a sadistic role and he looks like one. Satya was immensely sexy but then she has tarnished her image by opting for a sleazy role like this. Brahmanandam did his bit mechanically, M S Narayana was regular, the seniors like Giri Babu, Ranganath, Delhi Rajeswari and others did their bit. The others need no mention here.

Conclusion

One really fails to understand how such movies pass through the censors. Right from the word start till the end, the entire movie is a presentation of how best sadism can be shown but then there is no message for the audience or not anything worthwhile to learn except a sleazy show of disgusting bedroom talk by a mentally deranged person. The film by no means is for the women audience or the family audience, perhaps the core front benchers also might find this to be a very confusing story to digest.

Disgusting!!!

Source: Bharat Student

11.28.2008

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Ek Police (2008) Review

Film: Ek Police
Rating: 1.75/5
Banner: NH Rushya Productions
Cast: Naga Babu, Lakshana, Gayatri, Dheeraj etc
Editing: Nandamuri Hari
Producers: Bhaskar Reddy, Krishna Prasad
Director: Kodi Rama Krishna
Released On: 28th Nov 2008

It's another product from Kodi Rama Krishna who again proved that he lost grip in making a film for contemporary audience although the subject seems not to be out dated.

Story:
Satya Murthy (Prithvi) is a lecturer who gets killed in the ands of two goondas. The goondas possess the support of politicians both from ruling and opposition parties. A group of 5 students (Dheeraj and Co and 'Happy Days' fame Gayatri) witness that brutal murder and report to police. ACP Jaya Chandra (Naga Babu) comes as a newly appointed officer in that place. Aruna (Lakshana), another lecturer in the college happens to witnesses the murder of Satya Murthy. But the behavior of ACP Jaya Chandra appears different. He joins hands with goondas and enjoys drinks with them. He also kidnaps Madhuri (Gayatri) just before the actual motive of Jaya Chandra is revealed. Finally how ACP Jaya Chandra gives a solution for better society forms the crux of the movie.

Performances:
The movie turned watchable just because of Naga Babu. No other actor in the movie could pull the attention of audiences. Lakshana is plump but proves to be an apt choice beside Naga Babu. 'Happy Days' Gayatri appears to have taken up this role as she felt desperate. She might have considered the names of Kodi Rama Krishna and Naga Babu and Okayed for this movie. There is no substantial role for her to play. If she continues taking up such roles in this sort of movies, she would be branded as the actress for B grade stuff. Care should be taken by her from now onwards. New actor Dheeraj couldn't make any impact as the character is not projected well. On a whole it's a Naga Bbau's movie. That's all.

Jothi Rana, the lady villain in 'Pokiri' appeared in an item song. The villains are worst as performers and Kodi has failed completely in picking up right faces.

Coming to technical departments, music proves better than any other faculty. Production values are ok and direction proves below average.

Analysis:
It's a movie taken to project political leaders as goondas and people as victims for that. But that hasn't projected in sensible way. The solution shown in the movie is also nothing new and great.

On a whole it turned a mere 'good police vs crooked politicians' fight. Both first half and second half are loosely tangled where the audiences feel boredom many times. It's better than 'Apada Mokkulavaadu' and that's what anyone can say. But certainly it's not a well made film. Kodi Rama Krishna needs to work on how to make a film that entertains and appeals for present day audiences.

The movie need not expect any big laurels at box office. As the budget incurred on it is meager, it may even fall on right side of business.

source: greatandhra