Andhra King Taluka!!

Sometimes life plans a pleasant surprise at the most unexpected moment. What started as a 5 or a 10 minute filler watch turned into a fun filled few hours. ‘Andhra King Taluka’ directed by ‘Mahesh Babu P’ hosts Upendra, Ram Potheneni and Bhagyashri Borse and takes you on a roller-coaster ride of mass, emotions and the long-forgotten virtue of movies – to entertain.

1^st Half – Highlights

Cinematography by Siddhartha Nuni and George C. Williams captures each mood beautifully, with my favorite being the scene on the top of the carousel. Editing by A. Sreekar Prasad is super crisp and does not disturb the flow of the movie.

It takes a large heart to accept a second fiddle and Upendra has done justice to his role as a fading star.

Bhagyashri Borse has done much more than the regular ‘damsel in distress’ role and having loved her performance in Kantha, only wish her future movies reflect her true potential.

‘Andhra King’, in this movie’s context, Ram Pothineni was quite a revelation. His mass sequences, dance steps, pause in moments of anxiety and ultimately make believe a difficult storyline highlights his great potential. Wishing him the best for his future movies.

However, it was the song ‘Chinni Gundelo’ by Vivek–Mervin that got me to watch the movie in the first place. Hope to hear more such melodies from the talented music director duo.

 

 

 

 

2^nd Half – Rant

Directors unfortunately write up the first half and move the second half along in hopes that the audience will eventually groove up to it. Unfortunately this movie meanders along predictable lines so much that a beautiful and inspiring climax is put to shade.

What-If Analysis!!

What-if, the second half started by dwelling more stories for Ram Pothineni’s childhood struggles, his village’s struggles to get basic facilities completed and goes back and forth with current and past timelines. The hero watching the old Mahalakshmi theatre being built like his make-shift theatre would have been a great visual to watch.

As with many movies nowadays, the movie entertains magnificently in the first half just to leave you earning for more in the second. But if you have a couple of hours to spend to be entertained, this may be the movie for you.