Thursday, September 20, 2012

Life is Beautiful : A Shekhar Kammula Formula

Life Is Beautiful....

A movie I would remember Sumanth ditching us, after prolonged pestering to join us. Some how, he never came. Sumanth we would remember you for this. Ha ha :)

It is Ganesha Chaturti and movie on the festive afternoon is a perfect relaxation.

Shekhar Kammula movie is a 'Manchi Coffeelanti Cinema' for sure. The movie is a feel good movie and is in lines with the previous Shekhar Kammula movies.

The movie starts with Amala having 3 kids. Amala's son is the main hero of the movie. The movie moves to a colony, where the Hero gets his gang of friends; as Amala states she has to take a transfer and cannot live with them. Abhi and Nagaraj along with the Hero form the trio. The colony depicts the joy of friendship and laughter. Small things that bring joy are captured well.

Hero falls in love with Paddu, who happens to be related. Abhi falls for Shriya from the rich neighbourhood.
Nagaraj is in love with Lakshmi. Movie is fun to watch with a decent storyline and a neighbourhood that you can relate.

In the revenge spree the rich neighbourhood, traps the Hero's sister in a fake love affair. Hero is accused of trapping Paddu. The time when the Hero wants to meet his mother and when they do reach the place, the hero realises Amala, his mother is suffering from Cancer.
In the usual turn of events, Hero and his sister turn serious and do well for their lives. Hero is placed in Google, a change from Happy Days, Wipro.

Amala retuns healthy fighting Cancer and happiness is in abundance in the colony, without too much money.


Positives:
1. Feel good factor of the neighbourhood.
2. Fresh faces and lovable music.
3. Shriya Saran and Maya ( Anjala Zaveri) add to the glamour quotient.

Negatives:
1. Overdose of the coffee, which Kammula usually gets right.
2. Beauty competition and the flight scene are not convincing.
3. Could have had more gripping story.

Rating: 3/5

A sure, one time watcher.

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