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The title in Telugu means an invitation asking people to come
follow. But, the film can be described as 'raw', for its crude
subject and treatment. Upendra plays an eccentric and indecent
role, and the film duly earns 'A' certificate from censors.
Though directed by K.S. Nageswara Rao, known for family and
sentimental themes, the film runs like Upendra's earlier films,
because he has written the film's screenplay.
The story is a two-hour grueling exercise, depicting the ugly
ways Sridhar (Upendra) adopts to destroy all the girls in
his college, in retaliation to the wrongs meted out to him
and to his elder brother Surya by the women they loved. Unable
to bear the shock of rejection by his beloved, Surya commits
suicide. Now, bitter with his personal experiences, Sridhar,
addressed as Sri, practically turns sadist and sets out to
wreak vengeance on young women.
The film, after this brief prologue, opens with shocking scenes,
depicting how Sri entices good-looking college girls and abandons
them later. All the girls, except Santi (Priyanka), become
victims of his deeds. But, she resists his advances right
from the day she steps into the college. Suddenly, Sri reveals,
as if to convince the audience, that he is only working up
their emotions and then abandoning them, sans any involvement.
Santi's entry into the college changes the whole complex of
the narration. She proves to be different. Sri adopts the
same technique to trap her, but fails miserably. To corner
Santi, he even forces her socialite mother, Kalpana Devi (Siva
Parvati), to convince her daughter to love him.
After a couple of reels expended to display Sri's antics,
a stage arrives when Santi starts taking him seriously. She
thinks he is a changed man. But, she has other plans to set
things right. First, she wants to prove to him that he was
never cheated by his lover, believing which he resorted to
vengeful activities. Then, she adopts a plan to reunite him
with his lover. How these objectives are met form the concluding
part.
The film also incorporates a lengthy debate in the end between
Sri and Santi, each blaming the opposite sex for all the ills
in the world. The script does not spare even the Epics. Censors
should bave taken notice of this.
Upendra's physical and mental get-up has not changed at all.
The film, however, introduces a talented composer, Gurukiran,
who composed good music for at least two songs - Manasu gelichindi
prema and Pelladatha Raave. Photography by Poorna K. is another
technical asset.
Only Upendra and Priyanka dominate the drama. The rest simply
fade away in this flimsy drama.
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