‘Purushothamudu’ Movie Review

Raj Tarun is in the news for a lot of reasons these days. One good reason is that his film ‘Purushothamudu’ has hit the screens. The trailer and other promotional content were decent but it did not create a lot of buzz on the movie. With Ram Bhimana as the director and some noted actors playing key roles, let us see how the movie turned out.

Story:

Rachith Ram (Raj Tarun) gets graduated from America and wants to takeover his dad’s (Murali Sharma) company. But he needs to live as a regular villager without any influence for 100 days according to the condition laid down by his grandfather. The hero (Raj Tarun) enters the village and soon becomes their savior as he gets attached to them. In the meanwhile, Vasu (Ramya Krishna) tries to crash Ram’s plans which leads to his son (Viran) taking over the company. The villagers ultimately find out his secret and what it leads to forms the rest of the story.

Analysis:

There are a few heroes who enter the industry with a lot of promise and Raj Tarun is one of them. After ‘Uyyala Jampala’, many thought that the industry found a natural actor. He followed it up with hits like ‘Cinema Choopistha Mawa’ and Kumar 21F’ which showed that he has a good story selection too. But things did not pan out the way everyone thought it would and he kept scoring one failure after another. But the talent in the actor is still intact and all he needs is one good film which he is unable to find. ‘Purushothamudu’ is his attempt at a commercial entertainer loaded with all the elements. Despite a few entertaining scenes and decent performances from the lead cast, the movie had nothing new to offer.

But the problem starts with the second half where the graph goes down completely. It is filled with hero arriving to solve any kind of crisis in the village and getting big elevations at the end. This goes on loop mode for a long time and the fights too arrive in time as expected. The love track gets completely sidelined in the second half and there is a touch of Mahesh Babu’s ‘Srimanthudu’ and ‘Maharshi’ as well. The biggest complaint is the lack of emotional depth as people fail to connect with the protagonist and even the touching scenes fail to move you. Everything falls in a format and offers nothing new. However, a few mass scenes work out and the entertainment is well-placed in the movie. People who love a decent commercial entertainer despite the lack of freshness can have a look at it.

Performances:

Raj Tarun decided to become a commercial hero in ‘Purushothamudu’. People who got used to seeing him in love stories may find it difficult to see him beating baddies left right and center along with getting heavy elevations. He does his job sincerely and tries to carry the film on his shoulders. Heroine Hassini Sudhir looked beautiful onscreen and has a unique charm. However, she needs to improve her expressions and acting skills.

Senior actress like Ramya Krishnan has been offered a stereotypical role but she pulled it off with a lot of elegance and dignity. Viran was decent in his role as well. Praveen’s mass comedy worked out on a few instances. Prakash Raj did a guest role while Murali Sharma sleepwalked through his role. The rest of the actors are okay.

Technicians:

The movie is made on a very good scale and the producers have spent quite well. The richness and technical quality is visible. The cinematography is colorful and the DOP did complete justice to the film. Songs by Gopi Sundar fail to register and their placement leaves a lot to be desired as well. The background score is loud at times and he did his best to lift the proceedings. The editing is good as the movie is just 120 minutes long.

Writer-director Ram Bhimana seems to have gotten inspired by a couple of films while writing the script of ‘Purushothamudu’. He managed to get good performances but his writing lacks freshness. The routine screenplay and predictability are the biggest spoilsport of this movie. The second half goes through the motions as there is a lack of emotional depth in this film.

Verdict: ‘Purushothamudu’ – A Mix Of Many Films Without Emotions!