Manasu Palike Mouna Ragam Telugu Movie
"Manasu Palike Mauna Ragam" is a decent movie loaded with good messages. The songs of MPMR are a real treat.
The central theme of the movie is about pre-marital sex. It’s a little preachy, but in truth it reflects the glaring gap between the values of Indians raised in the west and those that are raised in India. Despite the BPOs mushrooming, the core values of Indian girls remain unchanged. Pre-marital sex is anathema to most of them. Marriage is still the most important thing in a girl’s life. Not a surprise, as 75% of India lives in villages.
Sneha belongs to a rich family. She loses her entire family in tsunami (it’s tolerable actually, better than a car accident). She takes shelter with the priest of the village. Sarath Babu hails from the same village. He has made it big in the city. He comes to the village along with his wife to invite the village deity, as per custom, for his daughter’s marriage. There he comes to know about Sneha’s misfortune and decides to take her along with them. She joins them as a domestic help, but ultimately becomes their daughter-in-law. That’s the story.
MPMR is a heroine-oriented movie. Sneha is the main character. She has been depicted as a simple, hard working and cultured girl. She has strong Indian values. And she is very attractive also. The hero’s character is not shown as a way ward kind of guy. But he is shown as a person who believes pre marital sex is good to know about compatibility of partners. This is a western concept where pre marital sex is not a big issue. So naturally the heroine is against it. And she wins in the end.
Sneha fits the role perfectly. She acts superbly. The director deserves appreciation for cutting out unnecessary melodrama. Sartath Babu and Chandana (acting as his wife) have done a fantastic job. Chandana’s acting is worth mentioning here. The director has aptly studied the equation between employers and domestic employees. There are many comic situations involving them in the movie. Though a debutant, director Nagabhusan has directed like a professional.
Debutant Vikramaditya’s acting needs a lot of improvement. Had it been any other established hero the movie would have ruled the box office.
MPMR is a must see movie for Telugu people living abroad. It will put them in touch with their culture, undoubtedly.
