ARUNDATHI TELUGU MOVIE REVIEW

ARUNDHATI Rating: 4.5/5 Banner: Mallemala Entertainments Cast: Anushka, Sonu Sood, Sayaji Shinde, Manorama, Satyanarayana, Arjan Bajwa, Subhashini, Ahuti Prasad, Chalapathi Rao, Annapoorna and others Music: Koti Cinematography: K K Senthil Kumaran Graphics and DOP : Rahul K Nambiar Director: Kodi Ramakrishna Producer: D Shyamprasad Reddy Release date: 16/01/2009

Story A terrific tale, the story begins with Arundhati (Anushka) who lives in the city and her wedding is fixed with Rahul (Arjan). She is considered the darling of the family since she happens to be the only female born after two generations and all the members treat her as Jejamma (Anushka) who was once the ruler of the Gadwal precinct. However, a dark tale of flashback exists in the form of their own relative (Sonu Sood) who cons and gets married to Jejamma's elder sister. He is major womanizer and drunkard and does not care for anyone. Unable to bear this, his wife commits suicide and Jejamma gives him a punishment. Luckily he survives death and learns all the tricks of black magic only to reemerge and from then on, he has only one mission- to enjoy Jejamma physically but yet again he fails and Jejamma buries him alive with the required pujas and rituals. The time comes to now and Arundhati is coaxed by the locked up spirit. Finally, he manages to come out and takes a human form and wreaks havoc in Arundhati's life, he lusts her even now and wants to complete his revenge. Is he successful in that? Is Arundhati really the Jejamma that all are thinking? Watch the movie to find out what happens.

Artistes and technicians Anushka has come out with a phenomenal performance and she reminds a lot of Jayaprada during her serious stills. Her emotions, expressions and the total contrast of the two roles has been depicted very well. Sonu Sood was equally evil and he has done his bit with required punch. Sayaji Shinde was full of energy and charged up the screen. Manorama was elegant, Satyanarayana was mature, Subhashini was scary and the others did their bit to add value to the film. The director has come out with a simple plot but then the entire credit goes to the presentation and fast paced narration. The script was written very well without loose ends, the screenplay was top notch. Dialogues were up to the mark and music played a lot of impact, two songs were worth relishing, the real hero here is the graphics team that has come out with some real good work especially during the climax and some of the horror scenes.Cinematography was mesmerizing and scores full marks. Editing was crisp and the costumes were grand. The other departments were perfect and spot on with their work.

Highlights graphics anushka presentation screenplay Drawbacks length lot of blood and gore First half and second half While the first half goes about with the building of the plot and why all this is happening it is not until the interval that the true story comes out. The second half goes about with the high voltage action and culminates into a worthy climax. Here, the length was a bit dragged and that could have been avoided. Report The film has come across with some really mind blowing graphics and presentation, even the performances were top notch that helped. While the drums scene is a take from the Chinese movie 'House of Flying Daggers' it was well taken and presented. The shock points are high and one can say that the film is definitely not for the weak hearted. There are enough chilling moments to shake the audience off their chair. The film is one of the best made ever in the history of Telugu cinema in terms of technical values so it deserves to be a good hit. Recommendation Spine chilling thriller, superb presentation, don't miss it!!!