Ekaveera Telugu Movie Review

Release Date: 02 Mar 2012
Genre: History
Language: Telugu
Director: Vasanthabalan
Producer: Damodhar Srinivas
Music Director: Karthik

Introduction

Aadhi Pinisetty has carved a niche for himself in Tamil cinema, though not as the son of popular director Raviraja Pinisetty. He made his acting debut in Telugu with Oka Vichitram (2006), but Kollywood gave him the much-needed break and hence he focused on it more. But then, he kept entertaining the Telugu public with dubbed versions like Mrugam, Ustad, Vaishali and Chelgatam.

Now, he has Lakshmi Manchu’s Gundello Godaari up for release this summer apart from Rajinikanth’s Kochadaiyaan. Ekaveera is hitting the marquee today simultaneously in both Telugu and Tamil (Aravaan) versions. Let’s see what the fate has in store for this young hero!

PERFORMANCES:

Being a period film, Aadhi is seen a different getup. His rough and raw look is apt for the character and his performance does a magic on screen. The actor’s hard work gets evident in every scene and surprisingly, he too sports a six-pack body, going by the trend and it goes well with the flick, too. Much attention has been paid towards his outfits, makeup, presentation and dramatics that only elevated his character.

Pasupathy plays Aadhi’s friend and gets a full-length character as that of the hero. He is wonderful and flaunts his abs like the protagonist. Dhansika and Archana Kavi have nothing much to perform in the first hour. But the post-interval episode has more of the duo. Bharath, Anjali, Swetha Menon and Sruthi Prakash does guest roles and make their presence felt in those few seconds. The other artistes are justifiable.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:

Cinematography is outstanding and Siddharth comes across as a brilliant performer in the field. Art department did an incredible job since such scripts are a challenge to be represented; the art work is soul to the film. Harris’ background music is significant, while the soundtrack is good. Story is regular but treatment is remarkable. Screenplay is confusing and overlapped on many occasions. Dubbing is loud, while production values are great. Dialogues are okay and direction is mediocre.

PLUST-POINTS:

Aadhi’s performance

BGM

Production values

Art work

Cinematography

MINUS-POINTS:

Failed emotions

Screenplay

Lacks gripping narration

Dragged towards climax

Confused packaging

VERDICT:

The flick is one that we don’t see often, and not by many too. There are a host of good emotional, boring and confusing scenes all through. Sudden shift of scenes makes us irritated and in every frame, at least 200 junior artistes are seen. There’s no single point to convey and at times, we really wonder why we’re watching the film.

The whole film is shot in forests since the script demanded it. Technical department and all the actors are commendable, but the movie doesn’t interest us and certainly is not meant for commercial movie-buffs or regulars.

MY WORD:

EKAVEERA is an atypical subject attempted in vain!

cine-gossips.blogspot.com rating:   2.75/5