Cast: Jagapathi Babu, Kota, Vimala Raman, Tanikella, Kota Prasad, Harshavardhan, Ajay, Tarzan, Nagesh, Ravi Kale, Jeeva, Revathi, Siva Krishna and others
Music: Ilayaraja
Camera: Anil Bandari
Director: Praveen Sri
Producer: Dharma Kartha
Release date: 03/09/2010
Story
Ram (jagapathi babu) runs a coffee shop in Bangkok and lives a happy life with his wife Vidya (vimala), his son and his brother in law. However, in Hyderabad, the crooked politician Guru Narayana (kota) and his son Shankar Narayana (kota prasad) suspect that it is none other than Durga, their arch rival who is living in hiding. Shankar and their lawyer (tanikella) go to Bangkok and try to pressurize Ram to reveal his identity. Ram makes it clear that he is not Durga and it is just a mistaken identity. However, things go out of control and what happens from there forms the rest of the story.
Crew and cast
The director has come up with a good storyline and both the presentation and narrative were good. The dialogues were gripping, the script was smooth, the screenplay was effective. Background score was apt and two songs are worth taking home. Cinematography was top notch. Editing was neat and the costumes were natural. Art department was realistic. Jagapathi Babu has given a delectable performance and scored well. The best among the lot was Kota Srinivasa Rao with his hilarious dialogues and versatile expressions. Vimala Raman was a vision of beauty and sex appeal, she looks seductively hot. Tanikella was excellent, Kota Prasad was impressive, Harshavardhan was okay, Ajay was brief, Tarzan was funny, Nagesh was intense and made his presence felt, Ravi Kale was alright, Jeeva was good, Revathi and Siva Krishna came and went.
Analysis
The film is the sequel to the super hit movie ‘Gaayam’ and the director has continued from where it ended in an effective manner. Though part of it has been taken from a Hollywood movie, the overall film was good and appealing. The first half was cinematic and the second half gets into contemporary situations that the audience can connect to in real life. Overall, this is a film which will appeal to all genres of audience and it has the strong chance of scoring a hit.