Adavi Ramudu Movie Review
Yet again, veteran director B. Gopal has come up with a routine potboiler with Prabhas and Aarti in the lead. Despite his efforts to pack it with
imperative ingredients like action, songs and comedy, the film fails to hold interest due to its wafer-thin storyline.
The director's fascination for Rayalaseema surfaces yet again. But this time, it produces mindless action more than anything else.
Prabhas, who shot to stardom with "Varsham", would seem to be risking his career if he continues to star in such flicks.
Paired with him is a jaded-looking Aarti, who exposes a lot of skin but is found wanting on the talent front.
Except for two numbers, Mani Sharma's other tracks are unimpressive.
Young Prabhas lives in a tribal area and meets the city-bred girl, Aarti. She befriends him and convinces him that only by excelling in studies he can make a place for himself in society. Then she leaves with her parents.
Time passes and a grown up Prabhas joins a college in a city to live up to her words and his dare devil attitude impresses Aarti. The fact that she is the girl who he has been looking for is revealed in a cliched style (at her
birthday).
The attempted twist occurs when he gets to know that the girl and now the woman of his life is getting married but then comes yet another twist and both elope into the forest.
With the Rayalaseema rebels on one side and the police on the other, they are cornered and then comes yet another eternally happy ending, and they come together.
Despite many reversals, seasoned directors are yet to read the pulse of the new generation audience that has mercilessly rejected outdated formula films and encouraged realistic films.
It is high time veterans came to terms with this change. Else, they may be pushed into oblivion sooner rather than later.
