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సినిమా రివ్యూ: ఓం నమో వెంకటేశాయ

రివ్యూ: ఓం నమో వెంకటేశాయ రేటింగ్‌: 3/5 బ్యానర్‌: సాయికృపా ఎంటర్‌టైన్‌మెంట్‌ ప్రై.లి.  తారాగణం: అక్కినేని నాగార్జున, అనుష్క, సౌరభ్‌ జైన్‌, జగపతిబాబు, ప్రగ్యా జైస్వాల్‌, రావు రమేష్‌, రఘుబాబు, బ్రహ్మానందం, సంపత్‌రాజ్‌, విమలా రామన్‌ తదితరులు రచన: జె.కె. భారవి కూర్పు: గౌతరరాజు సంగీతం: ఎమ్‌.ఎమ్‌. కీరవాణి ఛాయాగ్రహణం: యస్‌. గోపాల్‌రెడ్డి నిర్మాత: ఎ. మహేష్‌రెడ్డి దర్శకత్వం: కె. రాఘవేంద్రరావు విడుదల తేదీ: ఫిబ్రవరి 10, 2017

పద కవితా పితామహుడు తాళ్లపాక అన్నమాచార్య కథతో సినిమా తీసేసిన తర్వాత, అంతగా తెలియని మరో వెంకటేశ్వరస్వామి మహాభక్తుడు హాథిరాం బాబాజీ గురించి సినిమా అంటే 'ఇందులో కొత్తగా ఏముంటుంది?' అనే భావనే కలిగింది. ఈ సినిమా ఐడియాని నాగార్జున ముందు ఉంచినప్పుడు ఆయన ఫస్ట్‌ రియాక్షన్‌ కూడా ఇదేనట. వెంకటేశ్వరస్వామి భక్తుడి గురించి ఇంకో సినిమా అవసరమా? అని. అయితే భారవి, రాఘవేంద్రరావుల ధృఢ నిశ్చయం చూసి నాగార్జున 'ఓం నమో వెంకటేశాయ'కి గ్రీన్‌ సిగ్నల్‌ ఇచ్చేసారు. 'అన్నమయ్య' అంటే వెంకటేశ్వరునిపై ముప్పయ్‌ రెండు వేల కీర్తనలు రాసాడన్న సంగతి బహుళ ప్రాచుర్యం పొందింది కానీ, ఈ హాథిరామ్‌ ఎవరనేది చాలా మందికి తెలియదు. 

తిరుమలలో శ్రీవారికి సుప్రభాత సేవ నుంచి పవళింపు సేవ వరకు అంతా క్రమబద్ధంగా జరగడానికి, తిరుమలకి వెళ్లిన భక్తులు ఎటునుంచి ఎటుగా వెళ్లి స్వామి వారిని దర్శించుకుంటే కోరికలు నెరవేరతాయనేది ప్రజలకి అర్థమయ్యేలా తెలియజెప్పింది, తిరుమలలో స్వామివారికి నిత్యకళ్యాణం జరిపించడానికి నాంది పలికిందీ, నవనీత హారతి వంటి వాటిని ప్రవేశ పెట్టిందీ హాథీరామ్‌ అనే సంగతి ఈ చిత్రం ద్వారా తెలుస్తుంది. బాలుడిగానే దైవాన్ని అన్వేషిస్తూ వెళ్లిన రామ తర్వాత తిరుమలకి ఎలా చేరుకున్నదీ, ఏ విధంగా హాథిరామ్‌ అనే పేరు తెచ్చుకున్నదీ, అనంతరం బాబాజీగా ఎలా ప్రసిద్ధికెక్కిందీ, సజీవ సమాధి కావడానికి సంకల్పించుకోవడానికి గల కారణాలేంటి అన్నీ ఇందులో నిశితంగా తెలియజెప్తారు. 

ఇదంతా చదువుతుంటే ఇది హాథిరామ్‌ బాబాజీ గురించి డాక్యుమెంటరీ అనే భావన కలగవచ్చు. అచ్చంగా ఆయన కథనే పట్టుకుని సినిమా తీసేసినట్టయితే అది డాక్యుమెంటరీలానే రూపం తీసుకునేదేమో. కానీ ఈ కథని కమర్షియల్‌గా చెప్పడంలోనే రాఘవేంద్రరావు గొప్పతనం తెలుస్తుంది. ఏ క్షణంలోను ఇది ఒక డాక్యుమెంటరీలానో, కల్పిత కథలానో అనిపించదు సరికదా, నిజంగానే హాథిరామ్‌తో ఆ 'బాలాజీ' (వెంకటేశునికి ఈ పేరు పెట్టింది కూడా హాథిరామ్‌ బాబానే అని ఉటంకించారు) పాచికలు ఆడాడా, ఆడి తన నగలన్నీ ఓడిపోయాడా అనిపిస్తుంది. రచయిత భారవి అంత నమ్మశక్యంగా సన్నివేశాలు రాసుకుంటే, వాటిని రాఘవేంద్రరావు తన శత చిత్ర అనుభవంతో కనుల విందుగా తెరకెక్కించారు. అన్నమయ్య, రామదాసులతో కూడా డ్యూయెట్లు పాడించిన రాఘవేంద్రరావు ఆ విషయంలో హాథిరామ్‌ని కూడా తగ్గనివ్వలేదు. నిత్యం దైవ స్మరణే తప్ప మరో ఆలోచన కూడా లేని హాథిరామ్‌తో కూడా మరదలి (ప్రగ్య) అందాలని వర్ణిస్తూ పాట పాడించారు. పరమ భక్తురాలయిన కృష్ణమ్మకి (అనుష్క) కూడా గ్లామర్‌ పాట తప్పించుకునే వీలు ఇవ్వలేదు. జగపతిబాబు డ్రీమ్‌ సాంగ్‌లో కృష్ణమ్మ సైతం పరవశంతో చిందులేయక తప్పింది కాదు. 

అంతగా పరిచయం లేని కథ కావడంతో హాథిరామ్‌ కథ తెలుసుకునేందుకు ఆసక్తికరంగానే అనిపిస్తుంది. తిరుమలలో గాడి తప్పిన స్వామి వారి పరిచర్యలు, అక్కడ పెరిగిపోయిన వ్యాపార ధోరణి, లాభాపేక్ష అన్నిటినీ సరి చేసి, నిత్యాన్నదానంతో పాటు తిరుమలలో ప్రతి దానినీ క్రమబద్ధీకరణ గావించింది హాథిరామ్‌ అనే విషయాలు తెలిసినపుడు ఆయనపై గౌరవభావం పెరుగుతుంది. అలాగే తిరుమలలో వెంకటేశుడు ఎందుకు వెలిసాడో, తిరుమలలో స్వామి వారిని దర్శించుకునే ముందు వరాహ మూర్తిని ఎందుకు సందర్శించుకోవాలో వగైరా విశేషాలు కూడా ఈ కథలో భాగం చేసారు. 

భగవంతుడు, భక్తుడు మధ్య సన్నివేశాలన్నీ హత్తుకునే విధంగా తెరకెక్కించారు. సతులతో స్వామి వారి ముచ్చట్లు, హాథిరామ్‌కి ఎదురయ్యే పరీక్షలు అన్నీ ఆకట్టుకుంటాయి, ఆహ్లాదం కలిగిస్తాయి. వినోదానికి లోటు లేకుండా ఈ చిత్రాన్ని తీయడంలోనే దర్శకేంద్రుని అనుభవ సారం తెలుస్తుంది. అయితే అన్నమయ్య, శ్రీరామదాసు చిత్రాల్లోని కట్టిపడేసే డ్రామా ఈ కథలో మిస్‌ అయింది. ప్రధానంగా కథలో చివరి ఘట్టం అంత ఆసక్తికరంగా లేకపోవడంతో 'హై' ఇచ్చే పతాక సన్నివేశానికి అవకాశం లేకపోయింది. అన్నమయ్య, శ్రీరామదాసు చిత్రాల్లోని ఆఖరి ఘట్టాలతో పోలిస్తే ఇది తేలిపోతుంది. ఎమోషనల్‌ కనక్ట్‌ ఏర్పరిచే విషయంపై దర్శకుడు శ్రద్ధ పెట్టకపోవడంతో హాథిరామ్‌ ముగింపు కదిలించలేకపోతుంది. పూర్తిగా వాస్తవాలతో తీసిన సినిమా ఎలాగో కాదు కాబట్టి, కల్పిత ఘటనలతోనే రాసుకున్నది కాబట్టి చివరి ఘట్టాల్లో కాస్త డ్రామా జోడించాల్సింది. హాథిరామ్‌ని చరసాలలో పెట్టడం లాంటి సన్నివేశాలున్నా అవేమంత ఎఫెక్టివ్‌గా లేవు. 

కీరవాణి సంగీతం ఈ చిత్రానికి ఊపిరిగా నిలిచింది. నేపథ్య సంగీతంతోనే చాలా సన్నివేశాలు మరో స్థాయికి వెళ్లాయి. 'అఖిలాండ కోటి బ్రహ్మాండనాయకా', 'ఓం నమో వెంకటేశాయ', 'కోటి కోటి దండాలయ్యా' పాటలు బాగున్నాయి. అయితే అన్నమయ్య, శ్రీరామదాసు పాటల స్థాయిలో 'ఓం నమో వెంకటేశాయ' పాటలు  ఆకట్టుకోవు. అప్పటికే పాపులర్‌ అయిన పాటలని కీరవాణి తన సంగీతంతో మరింత చిరస్మరణీయం చేసారన్న మాట వాస్తవమే కానీ, ఖచ్చితంగా అన్నమయ్య, శ్రీరామదాసుతో పోలిక వస్తుంది కనుక ఈ పాటల పరంగా ఇంకా కేర్‌ తీసుకుని వుండాల్సింది. అన్నమయ్య, రామదాసుల్లో పాటలతోనే గూస్‌బంప్స్‌ వస్తాయి. ఈ పాటలు వినడానికి బాగున్నా అంతటి ప్రభావం అయితే లేదు. ఛాయాగ్రహణం, ప్రొడక్షన్‌ డిజైన్‌, విజువల్‌ ఎఫెక్ట్స్‌ అన్నీ చక్కగా కుదిరాయి. సినిమా నిడివి పెరగకుండా, విసుగు పుట్టించని వేగంతో ఎడిటర్‌ పర్‌ఫెక్ట్‌గా కట్‌ చేసారు. 

భక్తుని పాత్ర చేయాలంటే నాగార్జునే అనే విధంగా మరోసారి ఈ పాత్రలో నాగార్జున జీవించారు. నిన్నే పెళ్లాడతాలో శీను నుంచి అన్నమయ్యగా, ఇప్పుడు సోగ్గాడు బంగార్రాజు నుంచి హాథిరామ్‌ బాబాగా నాగార్జున ట్రాన్స్‌ఫర్మేషన్‌కి హేట్సాఫ్‌ చెప్పాల్సిందే. పతాక సన్నివేశాల్లో తన కళ్లల్లో చూపించిన ఆర్ధ్రతకి మరిన్ని అవార్డులు వచ్చి పడిపోవడం ఖాయం. ఇతర నటీనటులంతా తమ వంతు సహకారం అందించారు. మరీ ముఖ్యంగా శ్రీనివాసునిగా సౌరభ్‌ జైన్‌ దైవత్వం తొణికిసలాడే చిద్విలాసంతో ఆకట్టుకున్నాడు. 

చాలా క్లిష్టమైన కథాంశాన్ని ఎంచుకున్నప్పటికీ, ఎక్కడా విసిగించని కథనంతో ఈ చిత్రాన్ని నడిపించిన విధానం అమితంగా ఆకట్టుకుంటుంది. అన్నమయ్య, రామదాసుతో పోల్చలేనప్పటికీ 'ఓం నమో వెంకటేశాయ' కూడా మరో గుర్తుండిపోయే భక్తిరస చిత్రంగా నిలుస్తుంది. భక్తిరస చిత్రాలని ఇష్టపడేవారిని, ప్రత్యేకించి బాలాజీ భక్తులని ఈ చిత్రం బాగా అలరిస్తుంది. 

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Om Namo Venkatesaya movie review: Nagarjuna is at his best

Cast: Nagarjuna, Anushka, Sourabh Jain, Jagapathi Babu, Rao Ramesh, Vimala Raman, Pragya Jaiswal and others

Director: K. Raghavendra Rao

For the past few years, veteran K. Raghavendra Rao has confined himself to making devotional films. He does so again with Om Namo Venkatesaya, with Nagarjuna in the lead as he was in Rao’s Annamayya, Sriramadasu and Shiridi Sai.

Om Namo Venkatesaya is the story of Rama (Akkineni Nagarjuna) who is engaged in a search for God. He soon meets a Swami (Sai Kumar) who assures him he will see God and also play with him. He then advises Rama to meditate to seek darshan of God.

One day, a small boy enters Rama’s meditation and disturbs it. Rama realises that the boy is none other than Lord Venkateswara. He immediately sets out for Tirumala to seek darshan of the Lord, but is prevented from this by some baddies under Govinda Rajulu (Rao Ramesh), who throw him out.

Krishnamma (Anushka) tells him to read the Venkateswara Mahatyam, which enlightens him about the Lord. He decides to create awareness among the people about the true nature of the Lord and this impresses Lord Venkateswara so much that he comes down and plays with Rama. They play a betting game in which the Lord loses his jewellery and leaves.

The next day, when the temple doors are opened, the statue of the Lord is found stripped of its jewellery. Rama is suspected. Nobody believes him when he says that he played with the Lord and that’s how the jewellery was lost.

The King gives him a test to prove his innocence. What is that test and how Rama becomes the devotee, Hathi Ram Baba, is what the rest of the film is about.

Director K. Raghavendra Rao, whose films are on devotional subjects, had failed a bit in his last film Shirdi Sai. The latest though, does much better. He sticks to the subject and maintains the devotional theme and feel to the very end. The film peaks in the second half and is narrated in an interesting way. The climax and the Venkateswara kalyanam song are superb and underline the director’s expertise in handling of such subjects.

The choice of TV actor Sourabh Jain to play Lord Venkateswara was an inspired one as he and Nagarjuna have interacted very well. This is his first Telugu film and he instantly proves that he is an asset. Nagarjuna’s performance is excellent. These days, he is the only Telugu film actor who still acts in different genres, including devotionals. The film rides mainly on his shoulders and he will definitely earn praise for his performance irrespective of the collections.

Anushka as Krishnamma is impressive. Rao Ramesh has done a neat job. Jagapathi Babu and Pragya Jaiswal appear in cameos. Sampath, Vennela Kishore, and Raghu Babu are all adequate in their roles.

Another highlight of this film is the music provided by the famous M.M. Keeravani. The score is important in a devotional film as it sets the feel and tone of the film and Keeravani has grasped that. S. Gopal Reddy’s cinematography is also very good. The visuals of thick forests and hills add to the atmosphere in the film.

But on the downside, some of the comic scenes are a little forced. The Jabardast team’s comedy scenes are a massive waste and the scenes with Brahmanandam dont impress either. Making Ramesh Rao and others speak in accented Telugu was unnecessary. But overall, in the first half, the film feels like a travel documentary.

Om Namo Venkatesaya tells you everything you wanted to know about Tirumala, like the everyday rituals. With Nagarjuna’s peak performance, Raghavendra Rao’s visual treats, and Sourabh Jain’s stunning debut, this is a good film to watch, especially if you like devotional films.

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Film: Namo Venkatesa Rating: 3.25/5 Cast: Venkatesh, Trisha, Brahmannadam, Dharmavarapu, Kasi Viswanath, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Mukesh Rishi, Subbba Raju, Surya, Prithvi, Master Bharat, Surekha Vani, Telangana Sakunthala etc Banners: 14 Reels Entertainment, Suresh Productions Music: Devisri Prasad Cinematography: Prasad Murella Editing: M R Varma Story, screenplay, direction: Srinu Vytla Producers: Achanta Ram, Achanta Gopichand, Sunkara Anil Release date: 14th Jan 2010 Victory Venkatesh has paired up with Srinu Vaitla this time and the expectations obviously went high. With the title also catchy, this was a promising flick, how good is it, let us see Story: Venkatramana (Venkatesh) is a ventriloquist by profession and his only problem is marriage. He goes to European Telugu Association celebrations as a performer and encounters some interesting people there. He is waiting for his dream girl to come. She comes in the form of Pooja (Trisha) but then, her uncle Paris Prasad (Brahmanandam) who is a manipulative kind of person creates a drama just for fun and convinces Venkatramana that Pooja is in love with him. Meanwhile, Pooja’s marriage gets fixed with Bhadrappa (Subbaraju), the hardcore factionist and what happens from there forms the rest of the story. Performances: Venkatesh It was a Venky show all the way and he has shouldered it responsibly. However, the looks of age are showing on him and even his reflexes lack that emotion. Overall, he did a good job. Trisha Unlike in ‘King’ where she looked healthy and bright, Trisha looks quite dull and shrunk. Also, her character doesn’t have much to perform except be there on the screen and for the songs. So, not much hard work from her. Brahmanandam His character was developed well and Brahmi did justice to it in a good way. Some scenes emit a lot of hilarious moments and others could have been developed better. He scored good in this one. Others Mukesh Rishi was regular, so were Jayaprakash Reddy, Kota, Subbaraju and others. Ali was not upto the mark, M S Narayana was good as usual, Dharmavarapu and Kasi Viswanath generated few laughs, the others like Surekha Vani and Master Bharat were there for brand value but more could be extracted from their end. The ladies also had the same effect in terms of performance and contribution. Highlights: Venkatesh dancing for songs Allu Arjun’s ‘Mr Perfect’ and ‘Ringa Ringa’ brought laughs in theaters Vehicle chasing is a visual treat Dog chasing is a mass entertainer Disappointments: Music Lack of sufficient rib tickling dialogues and situations Analysis: The movie is a storehouse of entire Srinu Vaitla battalion again. The standard cast and crew he maintained for his previous films is seen in this entertainer as well. The concept is just an old wine in new bottle but the shape of bottle could be more interesting. The laughing riot is not worked to the level of his earlier entertainers. Brahmanandam is used well but the dose of script is a bit weak. Master Bharat who is a standard comedy star in Srinu Vaitla’s films is also not fully utilized. First half of the movie is entertaining but the interval bang conveys something very interesting is waiting in second half. Even the interval liner is ‘Get Ready for Real Game’. But the game is very well in predictable limits. The movie stands out to be a wonderful entertainer for the audiences those didn’t watch ‘Dhee’ and ‘Ready’. But in comparison ‘Namo Venkatesa’ of Vaitla scores little less. Music could be better to bring better mileage for the film. On a whole it’s a family entertainer for this Sankranthi season. Bottom Line: Can be watched with families Venky rocks. blast blast blast blast blast blast blast blast

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Om Namo Venkatesaya Review : A Nice Devotional Movie !

Om Namo Venkatesaya movie review, Nagarjuna ONV movie rating

Onv review, om namo venkatesa.

TELUGU360 RATING  3.5/5

Star hero Akkineni Nagarjuna and legendary filmmaker K.Raghavendra Rao are known for delivering devotional hits like Annamayya, Sri Ramdasu and Shirdi Sai. The hit combination is set to weave magic again with yet another devotional outing Om Namo Venkatesaya. After a huge round of promotions, Om Namo Venkateshaya is all set to hit the screens today. Let’s us see if the hit combination of Nag – KRR repeats the magic or not.

Set in 16th century, Om Namo Venkatesaya , is about Raama – an ardent devotee of Lord Sri Venkateswara. Being so fascinated by the appearance of the Lord, Rama ( Nagarajuna) visits Tirumala temple often and spends time looking at the lord continuously. Finding it suspicious, temple authoritarian Govindarajulu (Rao Ramesh) , orders his men to push Raama out of the temple premises. Dejected Raama, begins constructing an ashram on Tirumala. At the same time he leads other devotees in their revolt against Govindarajulu who doesn’t follow Aagama Shastram. Impressed by his dedication, Lord first appears in his dream and later in real, plays dice with his devotee. One day Lord loses all his Gold ornaments to Raama in dice. Around the same time, some miscreants steal the gold ornaments belonging to Tirumala temple. Temple authorities and the emperor suspects Raama might have done the theft and raids his aashram. Knowing about the presence of ornaments at Raama’s aashram, emperor orders to take him to custody.

Rest of the story is how and why Raama becomes Hathiram Bavaji ! At the end, Raama requests Lord to take his life away by performing Sajeeva Samadhi near his aashram .

Performances:

Casting is the main strength of “ Om NamO Venkatesaya “. While writing about performances, reviewers have a tendency of using “one of the career best performances” so casually, so often. But, in this film, Nagarjuna’s performance is truly lives up to such statements. In Annamaya, Ramadasu movies he performed well but in those films his character was elevated because of the depth & finesse of real characteristics of Annamayya & Ramadasu apart from his performance. Playing the role of Hathiram Bavaji is relatively more challenging as people knew little about Hathiram. Only with performance one has to elevate the character in such circumstances, a good actor always performs with panache. Nagarjuna is one such, hats off for his confident portrayal of a devotee.

Sourabh Raaj Jain as Lord Balaji is a superb choice. His divine looks were already popular in mythological roles such as Srikrishna in TV Mahabharata, and now as Sri Venkateshwara Swami he is top class. He looked little bit young though. Anushka as Krishnamma got good role. Her costumes, pleasant face appeals to the audience. Pragya Jaiswal as Raam’s sister-in-law got a smaller role. In one song , K.Raghavendra rao mark artistic and glamourous portrayal of Pragya Jaiswal appeals to youth.Sampath Raj as emperor, Rao Ramesh as Govindarajulu are just OK. Brahmanandam played an insignificant role. Jagapathibabu ’s special appearance is a surprise, has one song with Anushka. However, his role is insignificant.

In Om Namo Venkatesaya , director K.Raghavendra Rao sticks to the core devotional point. Devotee Hathiram’s story doesn’t have Sri Ramadasu like arresting conflict point, nor Annamayya’s like emotional outbursts … yet in this film, the director manages to get our attention.He smartly fills the scenes explaining the concepts like Significance of Swamivari Sesha Vasthram, Agni Teerdham, Venkatagiri and details about rituals like Nitya Kalyanam. This movie is a divine travelogue about Venkateshwara swami / Tirumala at times.First half of the movie is backed by 4 superb songs, while second half is better with core story and the climax is emotional.

• Two songs are unnecessary drag especially at the times when movie is a bit slow while pathos
• Lack of  as much as emotional depth of previous installments in these bhakti series
• Lord and Devotee playing dice scenes are redundant

Behind the screen:

When K. Raghavendra Rao and M.M Keeravani join hands, a musical is assured and Om Namo Venkatesaya is no exception. Background score by Keeravani is fine as well. Producer A. Mahesh Reddy has spent adequate money on this film to look grand. Dialogues by J.K. Bharavi are just average, should have been better. As the film is set in 16th century, he has taken almost current day’s slang at times. Cinematography by S.Gopal Reddy captures K.Raghavendra Rao’s presentation well. The lighting schema for songs, 16th century Tirumala sets are good.

Songs that stand out:

• “Entho Anandam..” shot on Nagarjuna , pragya jaiswal
• “Veyi Namala vaada venkatesudaa..” shot on Anushka
• Song that comes as background while Swami Nija roopa darshanam – Sung by Keeravani – “Brahmanda Bhandamula pal sobagula..”
• “Akhilanda koti brahmanda nayaka ..”- is the highlight in the movie
• Shankar Mahadevan’s “Pareeksha” song
• Some other songs are Govinda Chantings and few are pretty average and couple of them could have been edited

Om Namo Venkatesaya is an effectively made film about Lord venkateswara’s one of the greatest devotees Hathiram Bavaji . Devotional Songs and Nag’s finest performance, Sourabh Raj Jain as Lord are the movie strengths. K. Raghavendra rao deserves an applause for sticking to the core story. Emotionally this film is not on par with Annamayya, but a MUST watch for devotees and a decent watch for all. TELUGU360 RATING  3.5/5

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Om Namo Venkatesaya movie review: Nagarjuna is back to his forte

Superstar nagarjuna is back to the silver screen with his devotional drama om namo venkatesaya. but how good is the film here's our om namo venkatesaya review..

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Period dramas are hot in Telugu cinema these days. A month after Balakrishna's Gautamiputra Satakarni, superstar Nagarjuna's devotional drama Om Namo Venkatesaya is in theatres now. Here's our review.

Om Namo Venkatesaya Cast: Nagarjuna, Anushka Shetty, Saurabh Raj Jain and Pragya Jaiswal

Om Namo Venkatesaya Director: K Raghavendra Rao

Watching Om Namo Venkatesaya is like getting an accommodation in Tirumala for a week or so, to get a glimpse of Lord Sri Venkateswara, who is touted as the richest Hindu god in the world in terms of donation and wealth. More than a film, Om Namo Venkatesaya seems to be a mixture of slogans, history and religious stories, documented in 2.5 long hours, for God knows what reason.

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After what was expected from its teaser, Om Namo Venkatesaya narrates the story of Hathiram Bhavaji, a saint, who became an ardent devotee of Venkatesa. At first, we see a young Rama (Nagarjuna) asking his preceptor (played by actor Sai Kumar) about means which can let one see god for real. To boost his belief, the sage cites the famous quote 'matha pitha guru deivam'. Cut to present, we see a teenage Rama performing rituals in a forest. Struck by Rama's spirituality, Lord Vishnu disguises himself as a boy and interrupts his rites.

When Rama gets to know from his preceptor that it was Vishnu himself, he sets on a pilgrimage to Tirumala, to worship Venkatesa. In Tirumala, Rama gets acquainted with a fellow devotee, Krishnamma (Anushka Shetty). Though the duo educates people in their village with short stories of Venkatesa, Rama's quest to meet the lord remains unanswered. And that's when Venkatesa (Saurabh Raj Jain) descends on the earth, only to play dice with Rama, his favourite bhakt.

The film is set in the 18th century. Rama gets the privilege of becoming the administrator of Tirumala, who is also responsible for the induction of the famous Tirumala prasad and Nitya Kalyanam. The rest of Om Namo Venkatesaya narrates several incidents that made Rama transform into Hathiram Bhavaji, who, we believe, has his own Mutt in Tirumala.

Despite a generic story, the film hits the bull's eye when it talks about Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam's (TTD) hypocrisy that it has continued with for years now. For instance, those who pay a considerable amount to the temple authorities, get their darshan done in a matter of a few minutes, while others wait for hours.

Nagarjuna, who has given some memorable performances in films like Ramadasu and Annamayya, returns to his forte. His portrayal of Rama does justification to the iconic character. Just like each time when someone says "Krishna", we're inevitably reminded of late superstar NT Rama Rao, who will forever be remembered for playing the eponymous character.

In Om Namo Venkatesaya, we have Saurabh Raj essaying Vishnu and it's safe to say that we finally have a replacement to fill in NTR's shoes. The portions between Nagarjuna and Saurabh play out pretty well. Music and songs by MM Keeravani take us back to that era, especially the song Kaliyuga Vaikuntapuri.

If you're into spiritualism, Om Namo Venkatesaya is a must watch, as the film itself seemed to have been made for a particular sect; the ones who visit Tirumala twice a year, if not more. The audience stands up twice inside the hall. Not only for the National Anthem before the film, but out of devotion too at the end.

However, it is a sleep-inducing film for atheists and agnostics.

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Devotional journey addressing a not so well known tale.

K.Raghavendra Rao and Nagarjuna Rao have combined once again to come up with a devotional film. Thankfully the film is devoid of unwanted flab and oomph factor largely, making it a clean old fashioned devotional film. Om Namo Venkatesaya is definitely watchable if you are into devotional films and/or a fan of Nagarjuna. (more)

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Om Namo Venkatesaya Movie Review

This movie is strictly for those who love the genre, the filmmaker and the combo. Others can watch it just for Nagarjuna. (more)

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Enlightening Devotional Drama

When devotional films are considered to be a huge risk in today�s day and age, Nagarjuna and Raghavendra Rao take us on an emotional story of an ardent devotee in a simple yet entertaining manner. Nagarjuna gives an award winning performance as Hathi Ram Baba and holds the film completely. Breezy narration, good performances, and feel good scenes give this film a sacred feeling altogether. If you ignore the predictable story line of what happens in all devotional films, On Namo Venkatesaya is a film which will be loved the family audience. (more)

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Dedicated to Devotees

"Om Namo Venkateshaya" has told the story of Hathi Rama Baba with some fine moments, good visuals, and better second half. If you are devotionally-inclined, you would like it. (more)

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Om Namo Venkatesaya Review

Om Namo Venkatesaya is based on the story of Hathiram Bhavaji. With little information available about Bhavaji, the writer had to fill most of the movie with informative episodes about history of Tirumala and Lord Venkateswara. Plus points of the film are Nagarjuna's flawless work, music and pre-climax episode. On the flipside, we expect an interesting screenplay and dramatic impact for such kind of devotional films. We need to wait and see how it works at box offic (more)

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Watch the film for Nagarjuna who comes up with another memorable performance. As you watch the story of a devotee who puts his love for the lord above everything, it might make you go a little deeper and understand faith beyond rituals. (more)

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Starring : Nagarjuna Akkineni, Anushka Shetty, Pragya Jaiswal

Akkineni Nagarjuna is a master when it comes to doing devotional films. Once again, he is back with a very interesting film called Om Namo Venkatesaya. Directed by the legendary Raghavendra Rao, this film has hit the screens today. Let’s see how it is.

Right from his childhood days, Ram(Nagarjuna) takes upon a journey to make contact with the eternal powers of the god. He joins the ashram of Padmananda Swamy(Sai Kumar) in Tirumala and gets enlightened about Lord Venkateswara and his spiritual powers. To seek more divinity, he reaches the main temple in Tirumala and starts praying for the lord.

God answers his prayers as lord Venkateswara himself appears before him and acknowledges his sincerity. During the same time, there are many other criminal factors that Ram needs to face in the temple town. What are those problems? What kind of relation does Ram share with lord Venkateswara? How did he become Hathi Ram Baba? and where do Krishnamma(Anuska) and Pragya Jaiswal feature in this entire set up? To know answers to these questions, you need to watch the film on the big screen.

Plus Points:-

When everybody was stunned to see Nagarjuna perform the way he did in Oopiri, the superstar takes things a notch higher and totally owns Om Namo Venkatesaya. Probably, this is one of Nag’s best performances to date and the way he plays the emotional devotee of Lord Venkateswara will mesmerize you completely. Be it his longing to meet the lord to his facial expressions, Nag takes you on an emotional journey. The way he performs during the climax is just spell binding.

So much was said when Saurabh Raj Jain was roped in to play the lord Venkateswara. But let us tell you that no one could have played the role better than him. The way the young actor brings divinity to his character is superb and his chemistry with Nag throughout the film is just amazing. Anushka gets a good role and does decently well in her character.

Being a master filmmaker, Raghavendra Rao unveils the story of Hathi Ram Baba in a way that is very commercial and easily understood to all. The film is filled with superb visuals and Raghavendra Rao takes the film to another lever. Pragya Jaiswal looks gorgeous and plays her role well. Rao Ramesh once again does the villain’s job well. The climax of Om Namo is quite gripping and has been narrated on a very emotional note and will surely go down quite well with the family audience.

Minus Points:-

Jagapathi Babu’s character looks out of place and is the only disturbance in the film. His role and a song with Anushka should have been chopped off to make things better. The first part of the second half has some slow pace as thing get bogged down a bit.

Story wise, the film has similarities with Annamayya as the context here in Om Namo is also about a devotee. There are certain scenes where the emotions do not carry out well between Lord Venkateswara and his wives.

Technical Aspects:

The film is super rich on the visual side. A special mention should go to the special effects team for showcasing Tirumala and the surrounding areas in top notch mode. Camera work is astonishing and brings a divine light to the film. Keeravani’s music and background score are supremely impressive and elevate the film completely. Editing is decent except for the Jagapathi Babu episode.

Coming to the director K Raghavendra Rao, he once proves that no one can beat him when it comes to making devotional films. His greatness lies in the way he narrates the story of less known Hathi Ram Baba in a way that would not be loud and bore today’s audience. The Nag-Raghavendra Rao combo once again clicks big time and proves that old is always gold.

When devotional films are considered to be a huge risk in today’s day and age, Nagarjuna and Raghavendra Rao take us on an emotional story of an ardent devotee in a simple yet entertaining manner. Nagarjuna gives an award winning performance as Hathi Ram Baba and holds the film completely. Breezy narration, good performances, and feel good scenes give this film a sacred feeling altogether. If you ignore the predictable story line of what happens in all devotional films, On Namo Venkatesaya is a film which will be loved the family audience.

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Film: Namo Venkatesa

Rating: 3/5

Cast: Venkatesh, Trisha, Brahmannadam, Dharmavarapu, Kasi Viswanath, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Mukesh Rishi, Subbba Raju, Surya, Prithvi, Master Bharat, Surekha Vani, Telangana Sakunthala etc

Banners: 14 Reels Entertainment, Suresh Productions

Music: Devisri Prasad

Cinematography: Prasad Murella

Editing: M R Varma

Story, screenplay, direction: Srinu Vytla

Producers: Achanta Ram, Achanta Gopichand, Sunkara Anil

Release date: 14th Jan 2010

Victory Venkatesh has paired up with Srinu Vaitla this time and the expectations obviously went high. With the title also catchy, this was a promising flick, how good is it, let us see

Venkatramana (Venkatesh) is a ventriloquist by profession and his only problem is marriage. He goes to European Telugu Association celebrations as a performer and encounters some interesting people there.

He is waiting for his dream girl to come. She comes in the form of Pooja (Trisha) but then, her uncle Paris Prasad (Brahmanandam) who is a manipulative kind of person creates a drama just for fun and convinces Venkatramana that Pooja is in love with him.

Meanwhile, Pooja’s marriage gets fixed with Bhadrappa (Subbaraju), the hardcore factionist and what happens from there forms the rest of the story.

Performances:

It was a Venky show all the way and he has shouldered it responsibly. However, the looks of age are showing on him and even his reflexes lack that emotion. Overall, he did a good job.

Unlike in ‘King’ where she looked healthy and bright, Trisha looks quite dull and shrunk. Also, her character doesn’t have much to perform except be there on the screen and for the songs. So, not much hard work from her.

Brahmanandam

His character was developed well and Brahmi did justice to it in a good way. Some scenes emit a lot of hilarious moments and others could have been developed better. He scored good in this one.

Mukesh Rishi was regular, so were Jayaprakash Reddy, Kota, Subbaraju and others. Ali was not upto the mark, M S Narayana was good as usual, Dharmavarapu and Kasi Viswanath generated few laughs, the others like Surekha Vani and Master Bharat were there for brand value but more could be extracted from their end. The ladies also had the same effect in terms of performance and contribution.

Highlights:

* Venkatesh dancing for songs Allu Arjun’s ‘Mr Perfect’ and ‘Ringa Ringa’ brought laughs in theaters

* Vehicle chasing is a visual treat

* xxx chasing is a mass entertainer

Disappointments:

* Lack of sufficient rib tickling dialogues and situations

The movie is a storehouse of entire Srinu Vaitla battalion again. The standard cast and crew he maintained for his previous films is seen in this entertainer as well. The concept is just an old wine in new bottle but the shape of bottle could be more interesting. The laughing riot is not worked to the level of his earlier entertainers. Brahmanandam is used well but the dose of script is a bit weak. Master Bharat who is a standard comedy star in Srinu Vaitla’s films is also not fully utilized.

First half of the movie is entertaining but the interval bang conveys something very interesting is waiting in second half. Even the interval liner is ‘Get Ready for Real Game’. But the game is very well in predictable limits. The movie stands out to be a wonderful entertainer for the audiences those didn’t watch ‘Dhee’ and ‘Ready’. But in comparison ‘Namo Venkatesa’ of Vaitla scores little less.

Music could be better to bring better mileage for the film. On a whole it’s a family entertainer for this Sankranthi season.

Bottom Line: Can be watched with families

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Behind the Movie Namo Venkatesha: The hero of families, Victory Venkatesh made us wait for a long time after ‘Chintakayala Ravi’ (if ‘Eenadu’ considered not a family movie) and Srinu Vaitla is moving like a jet of hits. Hot Trisha as usual has become ready to share the screen besides Venky by dancing to popular tunes of Devisri Prasad. These four names are enough to pull audience to theatres. In the Movie Namo Venkatesha: Venkataramana (Venkatesh) is a ventriloquist and mimicry artist by profession, who makes his living by participating in stage shows. The only problem for Venkataramana is his marriage as his long wait for his dream girl is still not cherished. Now Venkataramana moves to Europe to perform in Telugu Association cultural programs along with Shake Raja (Ali) and a group of comedians. Tour organizer Paris Prasad (Brahmanandam) has the habit of playing with lives of tourists for fun. Luckily Paris Prasad’s niece Pooja (Trisha) who is in Paris will become the dream girl for Venky and he is now to win her love. In this process Prasad decides to make fun of Venkataramana by convincing that Pooja is also in love with him, which is of course false. Venkataramana believing this becomes ready to marry her and dreams of life with her. At this moment Pooja is shifted to Rayalaseema where in she is engaged to his factionist Chengal Rayudu (Mukesh Rishi)’s son Bhadrappa (Subba Raju) eyeing the property of Pooja. To bring out Pooja from this factionist family, Prasad and Venkataramana land in Rayalaseema and run the remaining movie. During the climax, Pooja’s real lover Ajay (Akash) will make his appearance as a shock. How did Venkataramana help Pooja to get out from the troubles? Did Pooja marry Venkataramana or Ajay forms the routine climax. Values of the Movie Namo Venkatesha: Srinu Vaitla’s brand of making comedy within family of Villain and that too in his own house has hit the BO with Dhee and Ready. Using the same formula, he has once again come up with Venkatesh. First half of the story revolves in Europe and second half shifts to Rayalaseema’s factionism in routine. Of all these, the presence of Venkatesh has made the entire movie a joy ride. He once again takes the entire burden on his shoulders, as this role is even more than a cake walk for Venky. It is the repetition of Premante Idera and Nuvvu Naaku Nachchav for Victory Venkatesh. Trisha has nothing much to perform except in songs, but she looked pale with low amounts of energy. Brahmanandam as usual has become the key bone of Srinu Vaitla’s movie. Although his role is full length, but may because of the monotony, I was not able to laugh to the fullest. Mukesh Rishi, Jaya Prakash Reddy and Subba Raju are regular. Dharmavarapu, Ali, Raghu Babu, Shiva Reddy, Surya and others tried their best, but only partially successful. Story by Gopi Mohan has nothing new. Screenplay and Direction by Srinu Vaitla proves to be a regular one which is watched and enjoyed in all his last movies. Music by Devisri Prasad is good in songs like “Namo Namo Venkatesha” and “Soundarya…Soundarya.” Dialogues by Chintapalli Ramana sprinkled laughs, but some lacked the punch. Cinematography by Prasad Murella looked splendid in catching the virgin beauties of Iceland. Editing by MR Varma is also good even with a stretched second half. Production values by Ram Achanta are also good. Out of the Movie Namo Venkatesha:   May be, it is the time for Srinu Vaitla to change his track because too much of anything is too bad! “Always Be Positive” tagline suits well to the movie, but he can’t make us respond, the same positive with these kind of treatment again and again. Interesting question is that how can Srinu Vaitla direct those routine drinking scenes, each time paining our jaws? This movie also brings an interesting point which Venkatesh has to now take care of, that is physical fitness. Signs of fatigue and increased body size were clearly visible in songs. Cinejosh Verdict of the Movie Namo Venakatesha: ‘Always Be Positive,’ an enjoyable cool family entertainer for Sankranthi, but the same old wine in new bottle.                       

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