Movie Reviews
First Things First Chirutha. It is one of the most anticipated films of the year. Son of the biggest star in Tollywood making grand entry bound to create lot of curiosity and hungama. Amidst all the hoopla, megastar Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan arrives with Chirutha. Ram Charan passes the muster as hero.. The first question on every mind would be is how Chiru son looked on the screen? And the answer is - Ram Charan passes the muster in his maiden movie. He is good and looked extremely confident in his first film itself. He has screen presence. Like his father, he has scored big way in dances and action sequences. In all the songs, his steps evoke claps from Megastar's fans. For a debutant, this is a big achievement. Ram Charan as hero scores. Charan also has an agile and well-built body that will help him in the future. He is hero to stay. But he also should concentrate on dialogue delivery. ..then what about the film? Well, reading all the praise for Charan, one might be disappointed to know that the film is not that exciting. Chirutha fails on content. Director Puri Jagannadh who has given two blockbusters in a row - Pokiri and Desamuduru - comes with a weak script (does it really have any?). It seems he has more relied on songs and stunts. That is why we see more of them anything else. Even the placement of the songs are not good. His screenplay goes this - a song, one scene and song..and so on. Even after the interval, you don't see much story. The last 20 minutes is the only portion that has major strength and of course, Ali's comedy. What's the story? There isn’t much story but it goes like this Charan (Ram Charan) accepts jail term to save his mother. His father (Surya) is killed by Bhai (Ashish Vidyardhi). 12 years later, Charan seeks employment. He meets a beauty Sanjana (Neha Sharma) who is rich daughter of businessman (Prakash Raj) and loves her. Charan gets employment as a tourist guide in Bangkok. Sanjana too comes there as a tourist. And after a long drama, Sanjana too loves him but then he reveals his real aim - to take avenge on his father's killer. Rest of the movie is how performs it.
The climax fight and songs stand out in the film. Last 15 minutes is an asset. As always for a Puri film, Ali's comedy works out in its favour. Performances Apart from, Ram Charan, Neha Sharma also debuts in the movie. She plays the role of a super rich brat and she is shown in mostly mini skirts or minimal clothes. She is sexy but due to her clothes she looks lacking 'heroine material'. Prakash Raj does the role convincingly. Ashish Vidyardhi, Surya, Brhamanadam, Dharmavarapu are okay. Ali as a transvestite brings laughter. Sam K Naidu's camerawork is eye-catching. The island scenes are panoramic through his camera. With each film, he is giving best quality. Editing is not that neat. Vijayan's action choreography is advantage. Puri Jagannadh this time also fails in dialogues and his screenplay and direction is anything but praise worthy. Producer Ashwinidutt's production values are rich. Bottom-line
Chirutha showcases megastar's son Ram Charan's abilities rightly. He has good screen presence and good at dances and actions. Hence he might win the hearts. Despite weak script and not so innovative taking, Ram Charan gets noticed. © Copyright by Telugucinema.com
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