Release date: 12 November 2010
Cast: Kalyan Ram Nandamuri, Sana Khan, Shyam, Saranya Mohan, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Ahuti Prasad, Ajay, Sameer, Chandra Mohan, Brahmanandam, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Venu Madhav, Ramaraju, Raghu Karumanchi, Telangana Sakuntala, Satya etc.
Banner: NTR Arts
Music: Mani Sharma
Cinematography: Sarvesh Murari
Editing: Gowtam Raju
Dialogues: M Ratnam
Fights: Ram – Lakshman
Story: Vakkantham Vamsi
Screenplay - direction: Mallikharjun
Producer: Kalyan Ram Nandamuri
Release date: 12 November 2010
Story
Rama Krishna (Kalyan Ram Nandamuri) is an aspiring football player who dreams of playing for the national team one day. He lives in a joint family and shares a strong bond with his family, especially his younger sister, Haritha (Saranya Mohan). Haritha has the knack of getting into trouble all the time but her brother is there to protect and save her whenever she gets into trouble. She also makes the wrong choice in selecting her life partner (Shyam) who is factionist Muthyam’s (Kota Srinivasa Rao) son and marries Haritha to take revenge. Reason? Haritha had once slapped him when he had tried to woo her and he in turn marries her to get back at her.
Rama Krishna discovers this only when Haritha disappears and he starts a search for her only to find her in deep trouble in her in-laws place in Rayalseema. The remaining part of the story deals with how Rama Krishna sacrifices his dream of playing for the national team to help save his sister from the trouble she is going through and set everything right.
The move deals with the usual brother-sister story but in a different set-up. What the story writer has done is to combine this emotional angle in a factional concept. So what the audience sees is a blend of sentiments and actions which is done in an unconvincing manner by the director. Starting on a promising note, the movie fizzles out in a typically predicatble manner.
What one fails to understand is the reasonableness of why Saranya Mohan elopes with her boyfreind when she always takes her brother’s help in the slightest of issues. Barring Kalyan Ram, none of the family members feel any emotions when Sarany goes missing. Instead the family advices the distressed Kalyan Ram to forget Saranya and move on with his life!
Another fact that doesn’t not sink in to our rationality is why Kalyan Ram plays pranks on Brahmanandam and Dharmavarapu when his sister is facing sheer hell in her in-laws house. These entertaining pranks do not suit the serious plot of the film. Added to that is the silly reason shown as to why Shyam and Saranya Mohan fall in love. The climax too crops out of nowhere and ends in a tiring manner.
Artists Performance
Kalyan Ram has acted well within his limitations. He is shown in two different styles in the movie. In the action scenes he has done very well but he needs to hone a little more in the comedy scenes. The actor’s dialogue delivery has also improved consdierably.
Sana Khan has a limited role to play and she does an okay job and looks good. Saranya Mohan suits the role of the sister. Shyam does his part and so do the other cast members. Kota is his usual good self and so is Ajay with his dangerous looks. Raghu Karumanchi makes a good comedian and entertains the movie-goers with his typical Telangan dialect and comical facial expressions. Ahuti Prasad, Chandra Mohan, Dharmavarapu and Telangana Sakuntala are adequate.
Technicalities:
Story seems to resemble Chiranjeevi’s Vijetha a little bit. Director Mallikarjuna has failed to live up to expectation. Dialogues by M. Ratnam are good in parts. Manisharma’s songs are nothing to write home about except for the Rama Jaya Rama and Natu Kodi Koora song. Background score is good though.
Sarvesh Murari’s cinematography stands out particularly in the action sequences and fights by Ram Lakshman are pretty stylized. Editing done by Gowtam Raju is crisp as well while the film’s screenplay is good in the second half of the movie. Special mentions is to be made of the production values and post production quality which is done with proper care.
Plus Points:
- Few action sequences might satisfy the audience.
- Kalyanram fooling Kota as “Naa Daivam” is very funny.
Minus points:
- Predictable and oft-repeated storyline
- Bad direction and screenplay
Final Verdict:
Kathi might be liked by a section of audience who get thrills watching half a dozen fights. Those look for some originality in the script can stay at home.
Rating - 3/5
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