Film: Evaraina Epudaina
Cast: Varun Sandesh, Vimala Raman, Giribabu, Reshmi, Rahul, Anu Haasan, Ali, Venu Madhav, Rama Prabha, Kota, Surekha Vani, Brahmanandam and others
Dialogues: Raja Hamsa
Music: Mani Sharma
Cinematography: Venugopalan
Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh
Art: Vivek
Lyrics: Veturi, Krishna Chaitanya, Rehman
Produced by: M Saravanan, M S Guhan, Aparna Guhan, Aruna Guhan
Banner: AVM Productions
Story, screenplay and directed by: Marthand K Shankar
Release date: 26th June 2009
CBFC Rating: U
What’s it about!
Venkat (Varun Sandesh), a graduate, lives with his brother and their family and lives off conning others for petty things. He falls in love with Madhumita on a very first sight after getting a glimpse of her face on broken glasses. He woos her with his wit, his helping nature and other pranks. Due to some understanding, he breaks the marriage of Madhu’s sister but he keeps it as secret. When Madhu accepts Venkat’s love, it comes out in the open that he broke his sister’s marriage. How both the lovers unite again after misunderstandings cleared forms rest of the story.
Analysis
Prestigious production house has chosen
Evaraina Epudaina for its re-entry into Telugu Cinema. Well-known editor Marthand K Venkatesh’s brother Marthand K Shankar has directed this film with one of the rising stars - Varun Sandesh. Naturally, the film has created good buzz. But the film doesn’t boast anything new. With wafer thin plotline, the debutant director has tried to completely focus on the comedy and hero’s characterization. First half of the film goes smooth by and large but post the interval the movie has nothing substance to hold on the audiences’ interest.
The director has completely put onus on the shoulders of hero Varun Sandesh and the comedians, leaving the main element of romance aside. The so-called interval bang is confusing. It is more of a cheating, in fact. Just for the convenient of the writer, it was included.
Entertainment, first half, hero Varun Sandesh’s performance and neat cinematography are the main assets. Forced situations, unconvincing interval bang, and lengthy second half have worked against the movie.
Performances
Unlike
Happy Days and
Kotta Bangaru Lokam,
Varun Sandesh has more aggressive character in this film. He has done all the things a ‘star’ normally does - fights, comedy, and dances. He does them well and has acted with ease in all the situations. But it is better he should stick to subdued characters.
Vimala Raman is not suited well opposite Varun as she looks older than him. Perhaps, she may look well opposite established actors. Rama Prabha evokes laughter in some scenes. So are
Ali, Venu Madhav and other comedians.
Manisharma’s music is passable. Only the bit song is good. Technically, cinematographer
Venugopalan scores high points. He has done exceedingly neat work. It also boasts good production values of
AVM. Editing (Marthand Venkatesh) should have been crispier in the second half. Dialogue writer
Raja Hamsa has indulged more on rhyme words but his dialogues are appreciable in some scenes. Debutant director
Marthand Shankar has grip on hero’s characterization and entertainment aspect, but he is letdown by his predictable script.
Bottom-line
Evaraina Epduaina offers some entertainment in the first half and passable scenes but it has weak script. Especially post interval, the movie dips. On the whole, the movie is just okay.
Rating: 2.75/5
Reviewed by
JP
