Reviewer: Gudipoodi Srihari
Genre: Love
Cast: Akash, Rekha, Tanu Roy & Venkat
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Story, Screenplay & Direction: Seenu Vytla
Photography: Sameer Reddy
Dialogues: Chintapally Ramana
Producer: Ramoji Rao
Theatrical Release Date: 28th September 2001

THE BASELINE of the film's title says 'Life is beautiful'. However, the movie is far from it. Or, it is half truth.Of the two couples, one pair ends up in tragic circumstances while the other pair manages to live happily. The peculiarity of the subject is that the death of one pair lovers paves way for the other dissenting pair to unite.

Akash and Rekha play the warring pair Kiran and Aiswarya. Venkat and a new actress play the brief roles of the other couple. The first half of the film is devoted to college pranks, group activities and drinking bouts. The dialogue writer, Chintapalli Ramana, manages to fill the script with repartee and pun, which keep the audiences in splits.

Kiran and Aiswarya are neighbours for almost 20 years. While their parents are good friends, the youngsters constantly engage in a vocal war. Even as the process is on, Aiswarya's father (Chandramaohan) is transferred to Vizag.

In Vizag, Aiswarya discovers an unattended letter in a flower vase. The letter, she realizes, is addressed to one Deepika.

Kavya, Deepika's friend, reveals the mystery of the letter and the story of the writer and recipient in a flashback. Deepika's stepmother ill-treats her whose only solace was in the company of Vamsi (Venkat). Vamsi starts making arrangements for their wedding. Kiran, incidentally happens to be his close friend. At his native place, Vamsi meets with a fatal accident.

But Deepika is unaware of the news. In his absence, her stepmother and father (Benerji) fix another match for her. Deepika swallows poison and ends her life.

Aiswarya slowly steps into Deepika's role and starts responding to the letters, which she assumes are being written by Vamsi. In reality, Kiran keeps writing to Deepika in the guise of Vamsi to boost her morale. Both Kiran and Aiswarya are unaware of the death of the couple they are proxying. The couple falls in love. The story is given some last-minute twists, which are worth watching.

Dialogues prove to be the basic strength of the film, particularly during the humorous scenes. Akash and Rekha make a good pair and their performances suit the characters they play. Rekha impresses especially when her character starts unraveling the mystery behind Deepika's death. But for these three or four characters, the rest serve the humour vein. The scenes involving booze bouts should have been toned down.

Nutan Prasad gets a guest character but makes it relevant with his brief performance. Tanikella and Delhi Rajeswari as parents of Kiran, and Chandramohan and Sudha as parents of Aiswarya perform with a professional touch. Music score by Devisri Prasad forms the major technical attraction.

All his tunes sound like a fusion of the East and the West, but sensibly composed. Imaginative photography by Sameer Reddy is an asset.

courtesy: The Hindu

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