Shambho Shiva Shambo

I know I was supposed to start off with Adhurs. However, I did end up watching Shambho Shiva Shambo last night. I am going to go ahead and review it. Here's what I thought.

Film: Shambho Shiva Shambo
Cast: Ravi Teja, "Allari" Naresh, Siva Balaji, Priyamani, Abhinaya, Rao Ramesh & Others.
Music: Sundar C. Babu
Director: Samudrikhani
Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh
Release Date: 14th January 2010.
My Rating: 2/5

What's It About?

The story revolves around 3 friends, Ravi Teja, Naresh and Balaji. They are the usual, masti type gang. Ravi Teja is in love with his uncle's daughter Priyamani. The uncle wants him to get a government job to marry Priyamani. Naresh  a hopeless flirt, seeking love in every good-looking girl he comes across, wants to go to America. Siva Balaji is in love with Ravi Teja's sister, played by Abhinaya and wants to open a computer center with the help of a bank loan. The film establishes these characters and the story starts when a common friend of the trio attempts suicide. He is in love with a girl and the parents being in powerful , warring positions oppose. After understanding the problem, they promise to unite the couple. They cleverly manage to help the couple in eloping but undergo personal tragedies. It's not fair on my part to disclose the tragedies as it gives the plot away. However, their sacrifices not withstanding, the couple have petty quarrels and their ego problems force the couple to separate. When the trio learn about the separation and the couples impending re-marriages, they seek out to teach a lesson.How they go about doing that is to be seen on the big screen. Here's my analysis:

Artist Performance: 

It's a typical high energy role for Ravi Teja, you can see many of his "elements" in the movie. He plays the central role. The artist that i was impressed with was definitely Naresh, I have throughly enjoyed watching his comedy movies but he is very good in a serious role and he walk away with top honors. Siva balaji did not have a big role when compared to the others but he shines in a few emotional scenes. Priyamani is good as a chirpy maradalu and as a scorned lover in the post interval part. Abhinaya who is speech and hearing impaired in real life is good also. 

This & That:

The movie is a remake of Tamil movie "Nadodigal" made by the same director.While the movie was a success in Tamil, it might not be the case here. The movie is not a masala movie, it does not have a conventional ending.This maybe be hard for the viewers to digest. The music has nothing to write about. It is a literal scene to scene adaptation of the Tamil version and it should have been adapted to suit Telugu tastes. For the first time in Telugu cinema a  multi-starrer movie has been adapted. I just hope that the concept of ensemble cast in a movie doesn't get avoided due to the debacle of this one.

Did I enjoy It?

Not really, the problems that the central charectors face was very unsavory for me. It left me with a bad after taste.