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The underlying principle in making this film is to tell the
world that even a poor tribal boy can scale academic heights
to bag gold medal. And this is what the protagonist Raju (Raja)
proves in the end. But the path to achieve this is filled
with funny happening involving his friends and his classmate
Usha (Gazala).
Director
Singeethaam Srinivasa Rao begins the film with a real life
ghastly act that occurred in Tamil Naidu, reflecting tribal
superstitions reported in newspapers. A tribal couple digs
a pit and burry their ailing infant and then retrieve if after
a few minutes with the superstitious belief that the child
gets rid of all his ailments. But they find it dead. The couple
was arrested.
For
Srinivasa Rao this act looked a potential and dramatic opening
in which a forest officer (Muralimohan) comes to the child's
rescue in this re-enacted drama on screen.
Then
the film moves forward 22 years straight into a college campus.
That child is the hero of the film. Mandatory friends, who
do more damage to Raju than help in their eagerness to build
a strong love bond between Raju and Usha. Usha forgives mistakes,
But does not tolerate bluffing. The friends lie that Raju
is the son of a millionaire industrialist staying abroad.
Raju tries his best to set the record straight, but in vain.
He letter revealing the facts. His friends hand the letter
to Usha in a chocolate box. Usha gives importance to the chocolates
and drops the letter unknowingly. Usha starts admiring Raju.
There
is another boy in the college named Anjan a book worm, who
never takes his eyes off his text books and scores as marks
as Raju does two vie for the gold medal.
For
sometime the drama shifts to Goa, as Usha and Raju go there,
along with her father for a holiday. Comedians, like Dharmavarapu
(hotel manager) and Sunil (as siddu), a relative of Usha aspiring
to marry her add some slapstick comedy.
On
return Usha faces a hurdle in her brother (Rajeev kanakala),
who is bent on separating the lovers, as his sister has to
marry the son of a business magnate.
Knowing
Raju's true moorings he takes his sister to the forest to
reveal Raju's identity. Usha feels cheated and does not give
a chance to Raju to explain. Raju loses interest in studies.
The
forest officer financing Raju's education is so upset that
he slaps him for giving importance to lover over studies.
He
requests Usha just to pretend love till the exams are over.
She obliges and Raju is declared as the winner of the gold
medal. When Ramanaidu, the education minister, comes to the
dais to present the honour Raju refuses it saying it belonged
to Anjan. The suspense is maintained for a while.
Raja
is at ease In most of the scenes. Gazala is quite cute. Muralimohan
and Giribabu make their presence felt. The film is musically
competent with well-scored numbers like kusalama o priya and
yenduko premalo composed by Koti
courtesy:
The Hindu
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