Cast : NTR, Amisha Patel, Sameera Reddy, Aarthi Agarwal, Brahmanandam, Chalapati Rao, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Ali, Puneeth Insar, Kalabhavan Mani, Ponnambhalam, Nazar, Asish Vidyarthi, Kaikala Satyanarayanaryana, GV, Rahul Dev, Krishna Bhagwan, Jayaprakash Reddy, Tannikela Bharani, Narra Venkateswara Rao, Rallapalli, Rajesh and others
Cinematography: K Ravindra Babu
Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Art: Ananda Sai
Choreography: raju Sundaram, Lawrence, Brinda & Kalyan
Fights: Vijay
Direction: B Gopal
Production : Chengala Venkat Rao, Satyanarayanamma Productions
Date of Theatrical Release : 20th / 21st May 2005

Story :NTR's parents die at a young age and he is adopted by the villagers of Kondaveedu, who all take up the responsibility of bringing him up.JD (Issar) and Pothuraju (Mani) rape a 11-year-old in the village. NTR who is also the caretaker of the village, vows to take revenge on the big people and their sons for committing the heinous crime. The quenching of revenge forms the remaining story.

Performances : After growing to such a stage as a performer, NTR's graph as an actor has never come down, so this film is not an exception. As an actor, he does his part very well – be it the emotional scenes, dances or fights. Carrying off the role on one's shoulder is not possible unless the scripts supports it. Sameera Reddy was seductive as the 'Phalghat Pala Papa' who shakes a leg with NTR, lusts for him and entertains the masses. A bad debut, but a good 'show' (pun intended). Amisha is tender as Subbu – NTR's neice, but is non-glam in the film. She is restricted to the songs. Kalaibhavan Mani's character is just an extension of his own in Gemini, but it entertains. Arthi walks away with the honors playing item girl in 'Rajahmundry ke Rangasaanive' song. Bramhanandam's comedy is in bad taste, while Asish Vidyarthi plays a good cop, which is a relief. Rahul Dev, Jeeva and Puneet Issar are wasted in the non coherent script. Chalapati Rao, Kaikala, Ali and Manorama were fine in their role. The artistes did their bit to sum it up.

Technical Department : Ravishankar has to take the blame for such a lame script, which is just a rehash of old revenge dramas. Added to that is B. Gopal's 80s style narration. The 20 minutes of the film is gripping especially the hero's intro, after which its only a downward drive. The rape of a 11-year old is horrid, but doesn't evoke sympathy from the viewer as it seems farce. Such things might be reported in the papers, but its not meant to be shown on celluloid. Added to that is the excessive gore and bloodshed, that further dampens the hackneyed plot. Its almost pre-decided in action films, that a Sumo van has to be blast when the villain is angry.

Mani Sharma delivers a few good tunes like 'Rajahmundry ke' , 'Yeluko Nayaka' but the songs were placed badly, taking off all of a sudden. The picturization was of the standards, but nothing that stands out of the crowd. Vijay's fights are adequate, but the chopping off heads was not required. Paruchuri Brother's powerful dialogues are stand-alone and not weaved well into the scene, hence loose impact though they are good. Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao would have had a hard time editing the film, but still a lot of portions could have been chopped off. Ravindra Babu's cinematography is alright. The producer claims to have made the film with a budget of 18 crores, but that doesn't show up on screen as nearly a sum of 8-9 crores were spent on the remunerations alone.

Analysis : The first half is mediocre, but the second half is a big let down. NTR will soon become the brand name for bloodshed and violence, if he doesn't give up on such films. Recently, he said Adi and Simhadri had damaged his career creating an image more than what he can handle. Knowing that he has a 'larger-than-life' image, the upcoming superstar should buck up atleast now, after so many mistakes and attempt something fresh – yet, with commercial elements. The film carries mammoth expectations considering the fact that the makers were talking about industry records in the audio function and muruath event. But, finally it disappoints. The openings are terrific, thanks to the hype and the 280 print release – but lets see what result is in store at the boxoffice.

Courtesy: Non Stop Cinema