Cast: Yasho Sagar (Debutant), Sneha Ullal, Brahmanandam, Chandra Mohan, Sunil, Venu Madhav, Satya Krishna, Ping Pong, Suman Shetty, Kavitha and others
Dialogues: Chintapalli Ramana
Music: G V Prakash Kumar
Lyrics: Anantha Sriram
Cinematography: I Andrew
Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh
Action: Vijay
Choreography: Kalyan
Executive producer: Vinay
Producers: B P Somu, G S Ranganath
Banner: Amruth Amarnath Arts
Story, screenplay and directed by: Karunkaran
Release Date: July 25, 2008
CBFC Rating: U
What’s it about
Aravind (Yasho Sagar) is happy go lucky guy. He falls in love with Dhana Lakshmi (Sneha Ullal) who comes to her friend’s home in the same locality. He makes friendship with her and proposes his love but she refuses on the ground that she has already fallen in love with her childhood friend Balaji and waiting for his call. Dhanalakshmi asks Aravind to remain just friends but he says he continues to love her. He leaves for Culcutta to get a job while She is off to the same city as she finds that her Balaji is residing there. Both board on the same train and then friendship blooms into love. Will she choose Balaji or Aravind?
Analysis
Ullasanga Utasahnga is romantic fun film that explores love and friendship in cool manner. Director Karunakaran presents the movie entertainingly with cool visuals and peppy music. Despite wafer thin storyline, the narration is impressive. Karunkaran has packaged it in chic style. Second half peters out but on the while he succeeds in holding the audience’s interest. Highlights of the movie are good visuals, music (especially the songs) by G V Prakash Kumar and the romantic thread between the lead pair.
Karunakran has cleverly focused more on visuals and romantic scenes between newcomers Sneha Ullal and Yasho Sagar. Heroine searching for her childhood friend seems to be inspired by
Only You (1994).
On the down side, the movie has nothing new to tell and has the hangover of
Toliprema. Second half has some heavy scenes and unnecessary fight sequences. Some scenes are also very theatrical too.
One of the best scenes is a parody on Hutch ad commercial.
Performances
Yasho Sagar
makes debut in the movie as lead hero. He is good in the second half and also has done well in songs. But he should focus more on performance. Shivaji has lent his voice for him. He looks like Nitin in most scenes.
Sneha Ullal in typical Karunakaran’s movies makes confident debut in Telugu. She is charming both in traditional and modern attire. Comedy by Sunil and Suman Shetty is good.
Technically, full marks go to
G V Prakash Kumar for his peppy numbers particularly the “
Priayatama..” and
“Chakori..” song are impressive. But background score is not that effective.
Andrew’s visuals are mint cool. Digital Intermediative has further enhanced them.
Bottom-line!
Don't expect another
Toliprema, but Karunkaran comes with good youthful entertainer this time.
Ullasanga Utsahanga has cool visuals and peppy music. Good time pass and urban movie.
Rating: 3.25/5
Thematic similarities..
1.
Only You (1994), Hollywood movie and
Toliprema.
