Aanando Bramha Review

Movie:    Aanando Brahma

Cast: Tapsee, Srinivas Reddy, Vennela Kishore, Shakala Shankar, Thagubothu ramesh, Thanikella bharani, Raghu, Rajeev kanakala, Raja Ravindra and Others

Written and Directed by: Mahi V Raghav

Producer: Vijay Chilla and Shashi Devireddy

Music: K

Cinematographer: Anish Tarun Kumar

Editor: Shravan

Banner: 70 MM Entertainments

Certificate: UA

Runtime: 123.58 minutes

Release Date: August 18th, 2017

Watched at Anna theater, Mehdipatnam

Behind the Screens:

Actress tapsee has disappeared from Telugu Cinema from long back. Her last film in telugu is sahasam even though she acted in Rana's Ghazi. Finally, she comeback to the industry with Horror Comedy movie, Anando Brahma which is releasing yesterday across the globe. Let us see how the movie is??

Story-line:

Siddhu (Srinivas Reddy) suffers from a Cardiac Problem. Flute Raju (Vennela Kishore) works a Security Guard at an ATM Center who suffers from Night-Blindness but gets himself tangled in a case due to that. Tulasi (Thagubothu Ramesh) is a drunkard who has problems at home and there is Babu (Shakalaka Shankar) who gets into debts as he sells his shop out of film madness. All of them are in fully need of money. They decide to help Ramu (Rajiv Kanakala) who struggles to sell Sri Lakshmi Nilayam as there are rumours that it is being haunted by ghosts. They have to prove those rumours wrong by living there which will get them money. Rest is all about their experiences in the house.

Performances:

The movie promotions are all centered around actress Tapsee but the fact is that the other characters – Srinivas Reddy, Shakalaka Shankar, Vennela Kishore and Thagubothu Ramesh have more importance in the film than her. She gets a limited role. The comedy generated by Srinivas Reddy, Shakalaka Shankar, Vennela Kishore and Thagubothu Ramesh is the highlight of the film. Shakalaka Shankar’s spoofs are hilarious especially Baba Ramdev spoof. Rajiv Kanakala gets a good role after a long time and he does well. Other characters are good in their roles.

Analysis:

Anando Brahma is the story which revolves around a haunted house. Ghosts are first introduced as humans but they understand they are ghosts only after humans arrive there. Until that is revealed, the movie gives a routine ghost film feel but after that, it turns interesting. Fight between the humans and ghosts in the second half is interesting. Film has some hilarious moments like Spoofs and bathroom scenes etc in the second half which makes it a decent horror-comedy. Director Mahi V Raghav, the writer, and director of the film does a good job. A little more care on the first half would have helped further.

Technical Values:

K's background score is impressive and there are no songs in the film. Anish Tarun Kumar’s cinematography complimented the genre. Editing should have been better. Dialogues are okay. The Production Values are good.

Thumbs Up:

- Concept

- Second half

- Comedy

- Shakalaka shankar Spoofs

- Runtime

Thumbs Down: 

- Flash back episodes

- Parts of scenes

Final Verdict: 

'Aanando bramha' is a Horror comedy thriller.

Shakalaka shankar Spoofs and bathroom scenes in second half are hilarious.

Watchable film if you ignore few drags here and there.

Review by Manikick

Rating:   3/5