Film: Rechchipo
Cast: Nitin, Ileana, Bhanuchander, Ahuti Prasad, Venumadhav, Sunil, Rama Prabha, M S Narayana and others
Dialogues: Ramesh, Gopi
Music: Manisharma
Cinematography: Surender Reddy
Editing: Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao
Producer: G V Ramana
Story, screenplay and directed by: Parachuri Murali
Release date: September 25, 2009
Whats it about!
Shiva (Nitin) is good-hearted thief - sort of robin wood. He robs the black money from the rich and donates to the charity organizations. Police seize Rs 500 Crore belongs to a Dubai based Mafia leader which incidentally lands into home-minister (Ahuti Prasad). Shiva robs the money from home ministers house and runs away from the place. He accidentally meets a naughty girl Krishna Veni and follows her to a marriage. At the wedding place, they tease each other and soon romance blossoms between them. Krishnaveni incidentally happens to be daughter of the home minister. When it is revealed that Shiva is a thief, Krishnaveni hates him but the mafia leader in Dubai soon kidnaps her. Now Shiva takes the job of bringing her back from Dubai.
Analysis
Painfully long and unbearably tedious, Rechchipo is a predictable fare with absolutely nothing new to speak. One of the badly made movies in the recent times! Except the fact that Tollywood number one heroine Ileana looks gorgeous, the film has not a single positive point to talk about. Silly comedy, even clichd scenes, unrelated action drama and poor technical values, the film is wasted effort. Looks like director Parachuri Murali has taken the producers for a ride. The money spent on Dubai episode which itself looks like made in some desert in India, is complete waste. Director Parachuri Murali who has given watchable action drama like Andhrudu and sentiment drama Pedababu has lost complete grip on the script (in fact there is no proper story).
It is high time that hero Nitin either take a break or think well before signing a film. He is doing inane movies one after the other. When was the last time he delivered a hit or for that matter a decent flick? One wonders how could he pick such bad scripts in a row? Doesnt he learn from failures?
Performances
One really cannot fault
Nitins efforts as actor. He does his best and as usually focused on dances. But he is letdown by his director. From Jalsa onwards,
Ileana has been looking fantastic and gorgeous. She is the only saving grace with her great looks and sex appeal. Her costumes (designed by her mother) are also perfect. The guy who played the villain role is good. Rest of the cast - Bhanu Chander, Rama Prabha, Venumadhav, M S Narayana and others - are okay. Sunils comedy doesnt evoke laughter.
Technically too the film is a letdown. Surender Reddys cinematography is substandard. Manisharmas music is pass. Producers seem to have given complete freedom to the director to spend lavishly but the director has selected a mediocre storyline and his narration is also big letdown. Ramesh Gopis dialogues are also pretty ordinary.
Bottom-line!
Rechchipo tests the patience of the audiences. It is unbearably tedious and a complete predictable film.
Rating: 2/5
Reviewed by JP
