Movie: Nagavalli
My Rating: 3/5 Banner: Sri Sai Ganesh Productions Pvt Ltd
Music: Guru Kiran
Art: Chinna
Cinematography: Shyam K. Naidu
Editing: Marthand K. Venkatesh
Lyrics: Chandra Bose
Dialogues: Paruchuri Brothers
Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh
Story,Screenplay & Direction: P.Vasu
Cast: Venkatesh, Anushka, Richa, Kamalini, Shraddha Das, Poonam Kaur, Brahmi, Dharmavarapu, Sarath Babu, Prabha, Raksha, Avinash, Suja, M S Narayana, Sameer etc
Release Date: 16th Dec 2010
Story:
Ever since the portrait of Chandramukhi (Anushka) comes to a big house, strange things begin to happen to the owners (Sarath Babu, Prabha) and their family comprising of four daughters.
They suspect the presence of a large snake and things get more complicated with the death of a snake charmer (M S).
Then, the family approaches Rajeshwar Siddanthi (Avinash) and he tells them that all this is happening due to the presence of Chandramukhi in their house. He suspects one of the daughters is possessed by Chandramukhi and decides that only one man can resolve this. Telugu Movie Reviews
He is Dr Vijay (Venkatesh) and as soon as he arrives, he starts doing his investigations. What happens to his enquiries? Who is Chandramukhi? Who is Nagavalli? What exactly is happening in that home? All this forms the rest of the story.
Artists Performance:
Venkatesh rocked with this film in double role. He is good in the shoes of a psychologist as well as in the clad of Maharaja Naga Bhairava. This is the first time Venkatesh played negative role as Naga Bhairava. His debut as villain is marvelous.
Anushka is good as perfectly suited the role in dancer costume. At times, we even recall her most famous role in eth film ‘Arundhati’.
Shradhdha Das is sharp and arrogant. Her mystic performance impresses the audience and she becomes a hook in narration.
Kamalini sucks. Her lean patient-like look is not so impressive in dancer costume. But that suited well for the kind of role she played.
Richa is beautiful and she performed as required. She gets recognition with her role in this film.
Poonam Kour’s role is very short but she made her presence felt with her glamour.
Kannada actress Suja, who appeared in Apta Rakshaka, also appeared here. Her role is also small and not to do much with the main story line.
Sharat Babu and Prabha are ok in their character roles. Brahmanandam’s presence brought only couple of laughs and he was not utilized properly. Dharmavarapu and Raksha are ok.
The best part in the movie is Art Department and Graphics. That has done a fantastic job. Music and background score also functioned very well keeping the adrenaline of the audience on a high through out.
Director P Vasu did well on a whole except Venkatesh’s (with old look) part in 2nd half. 130 year old man doing stunts and dancing in the dilapidated fort on the hill are silly.
Highlights:
* Venkatesh in negative role
* Scenes with Richa
* Story Line
* Screenplay
* Art Direction
* Sound Effects
* Music
Positive Points :
The script of Nagavalli is as complicated as Chandramukhi. There are lot of leads, misleads and thrills. While it isn’t completely an edge of the seat thriller, the director does manage to keep the audience interested till all the clues are unraveled. The flash back episode tells the actual story of who Chandramukhi is, and why she bears a grunt against king Naga Bhairava. The movie’s thrilling moment is not its scary scenes but when we listen to the Tamil version of Vidyasagar‘s Raa Raa mixed with the music of this film. It is romantic, yet hair-raising and tragic!
The first noticeable actor of the movie is Kamalinee Mukherjee in the role of Gayatri. She does her little role with aplomb bringing her expressions as a dancer and then as a patient wonderfully well. Richa Gangopadhyay comes into her groove much later in the movie Anushka gives a powerful performance towards the end too. Infact she holds a very big key in keeping the seriousness of the climax! Avinash continues his performance from Chandramukhi , maintaining the expressions of a firm believer.
However, the story and the presentation root for the protagonist. With almost three different roles Venkatesh gets a chance to showcase a wide range of histrionics. He is in his element and very honest in the role of Dr.Vijay who wants to solve a psychological problem. Brahmanandam and Dharmavarapu are loud but they manage to evoke some really good laughs. Sharat Babu and Prabha as the parents of the affected girls are believable. That doesn’t mean that the movie is flawless!
Draw Backs:
* Stunt scenes with old Venkatesh in 2nd half are silly
* Make up of 130 year old Venkatesh is not convincing
Negative Points :
The biggest problem of the movie could be that it will be first compared to its sequel Chandramukhi. It had Rajinikanth in the lead role, and it is very tough for any other actor to do what he can, especially in the role of a villainous and lecherous King. Anushka’s problems with dance are visible. Dubbing for Shraddha Das is not always in sync with what’s happening on the screen, thought she tries a lot to convey through her eyes. Not all the songs are interesting to watch.
However, all these are minor issues as compared to maintaining the tempo and intensity. The director loses the grip once it is revealed who actually Nagavalli’s soul is possessing. It is exactly here that audience started to move in their seats.
Final Analysis:
The movie started with slow pace but picked up at the interval. When the music was released, the songs got average response on a whole. But here in the movie they were canned very impressively. Especially King Song and Kabaddi and Vandanalu songs rock in movie.
First half of the movie is ok and second half movie is good. If you like Chandramukhi movie you may surely like this movie.
Venkatesh needs high commendations for his spellbinding performance in the role of Maharaja Naga Bhairava. He apparently proved that he is on par with Mohan Babu in portraying villainy. He stands as right example for all big heroes who can certainly prove their mettle as real actors. He also shows an alternative way for established heroes to try some villainy and break monotony.
The story line of Chandramukhi that is well known for almost all the Telugu audience continues with ‘Nagavalli’. It’s a perfect sequel that way. It’s more thrilling and suspense filled. Although the treatment resembles something on the lines of Krishna’s old film ‘Ave Kallu’, this proves to be interesting and gripping till the end.
If old Venkatesh’s stunt scenes and dancing bits are trimmed, there wouldn’t be any drop in emotional graph from start to end.
Credits:
Dialogues – Paruchuri Brothers, Cinematography – Sam K Naidu, Editing – Marthand K Venkatesh, Art – Chinna, Music – Guru Kiran, Presents – Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas, Producer – Bellamkonda Suresh, Screenplay, Direction – P Vasu.
verdict :
Watch it separately from chandramukhi. its a good movie with good visulal affects and graphics.
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