Story

It is one of those hide-and-seek dramas — childhood friends get separated, and as grown-ups fall in love with each other unknowingly. With some needed twists that lend a feel-good touch, apart from a love triangle, the movie makes a bid to impress the audience. Director Sreenu, who has had some directorial experience before, takes the credit for shaping the story in such a way that it looks different. The film can be termed musical, for it deals with lots of inter-college music competitions.

The theme revolves around Sriram (Rohit) and his childhood flame Sita aka Janaki (Gazala) - both grandchildren to Seetharamaiah. While the boy's parents want the two to get married, the daughter-in-law of the family, Chamundeswari, wishes to see her brother and daughter in wedlock. This creates a rift in the family making Seetharamaiah's daughter (Sudha) and son-in-law (Ahuti Prasad) leave the house.

Now, grown-up Sriram and Sita - who is now called Janaki (mainly to mislead the hero) - become friends initially, though without recognising each other, and later turn lovers. The drama now shifts to college activities. Prema (Prema), a lecturer in the college Sriram studies, is given the charge of conducting music competitions, inviting groups from other colleges to take part. That is how Sriram and Janaki happen to be on the same platform, with Prema conducting the show.

After the usual music and dance spells, also involving Prema in a song, Sriram and Janaki emerge as the finalists in the contest. In her bid to escape from some goons, Janaki gets involved in a car accident and is admitted to the hospital by Sriram. The doctor declares she needs a kidney replacement as one of her kidneys is damaged. Rohit donates his kidney, saves her life and goes back to his college to take part in the final contest. Having learnt that Janaki is in fact Sita, he sings the signature tune to recall their childhood memories.

As a sub-plot, a love drama is developed between Sriram and Rekha (Rekha). When the latter plans to marry him, she learns that he is in love with Sita, not her.

With that disturbing small beard and moustache covering up part of the face, Rohit makes a valiant bid to make a mark on the film and move a step ahead in histrionics. He offers a satisfying performance. It is Gazala, however, who steals the show. Flexible that she is as an actress, she suits any kind of role. Rekha appears to have been bogged down by her set pattern of mannerisms. Sudha and Satyanarayana top the list of character artistes. Ghantadi Krishna deserves compliments for his soothing music score. There is some freshness despite the fact that his tunes followed a familiar pattern, because of orchestration.

courtesy: The Hindu