Story:
Venky (Vishnu) is an aspiring kick boxing champion who is waiting for that one big chance. Narasimha (Prakash Raj) is a local dada who aims to become a politician. Luckily for him Home Minister (Sayaji Shinde ) son (Ajay) loves Narasimha’s sister Pooja (Taapsee) and he gets a chance to become politician if he gets his sister married to Home Minister son.
Narasimha and few others come to a conclusion that Venky and Pooja are in love. But the fact is they don’t know each other. Due to few situations Narasimha believes that Venky is Pooja’s lover and he tries to kill him. Venky then kidnaps Pooja to teach a lesson to Narasimha. What follows next is left to your imagination.
Analysis:
Vastadu Naa Raju script has a novel point and the director did a fine job to narrate this story without any confusion. The narrative is not bad until the interval point. Despite few lows it holds the audience interest until the intermission. But the director didn’t have proper content at his hands to drive the film in the post interval portions. Hence he included unnecessary songs and fights which irritates the audience. He kept on dragging the film without any good reason and finally ends it on a predictable note. The film could have finished in just over two hours as the storyline is wafer thin. But the director took his own time and made a film which is almost 2hours 45 minutes. Hence, the film gets on to audience nerves as they continuously stare at their watches to wait for the minute it ends. Except for a simple but novel plot, Vastadu Naa Raju is uninteresting and boring to the core.
Performances:
Vishnu did an okay job as the lead man. His dialog delivery lacks the punch and when he mouths lengthy dialogue it will only irritate the viewers. He is no Mohanbabu and frankly saying not Manoj Manchu either. He has very limited skills and should still work a lot on his looks. Looking too lean doesn’t help him in anyway. Even the energy levels are down compared to the other youth brigade.
Taapsee looks beautiful in few scenes and pale in few. She should hire a better stylist. Coming to her acting skills, she can’t emote a bit. Bad lip sync is another drawback. Prakash Raj is usual. So is Sayaji. Ajay’s role is poorly etched. Brahmanandam’s comedy falls short of expectations. There is nothing great about the rest of the star cast.
Technicalities:
Gopal Reddy’s cinematography is standard. The film is made on a low budget and it is evident in many scenes. Gopal Reddy did his best within the limitations. Manisharma’s music is Okay. A couple of melodies are good on ears. Background score is fine. Dialogues written by Marudhuri Raja and co are pretty ordinary. Not a single line is worth remembering. Every dialogue and one-liner is heard in some or the other film. Production values are just okay. Vishnu has surely learnt a lesson about spending in a right way after Saleem’s debacle. He didn’t spend much on Vastadu Naa Raju and hence it should doesn’t leave a big hole in his pocket.
Hemanth Madhukar’s direction is ordinary at any level. His sense of humor too is low and hence the comedy didn’t click in the most part. His screenplay in the second half puts a great test for the patience levels of audience. Hemanth should at least learn to make slick films if not good films.
Plus Points:
- Basic plot is good
- A couple of songs
Minus points:
- Dead slow narration
- Poor second half
- Dragging climax
Final Word:
Vastadu Naa Raju is another run of the mill flick which doesn’t offer anything good to remember. It will only suck the patience out of audience and leaves them weak to walk out of the theaters. You can wait for the DVD if you are planning to watch it. Don’t keep the DVD player remote too far as you will be using fast forward button than the play button.
Vastadu Naa Raju Review rating: 2.25/5
Cast: Vishnu Manchu, Taapsee Pannu, Prakash Raj
Banner: 24 Frames Entertainments
Story: Marudhuri Raja
Music: Mani Sharma
Cinematography: Gopal Reddy S
Editing: Gautham Raju
Producer: Veronica Reddy
Director: Hemant Madhukar
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