Subba Rao (Satyanarayana) is the head of the family, and though he's very loving and friendly, his word is law. His city-dweller brother Keshav's son Madhav, just come back from the US (where else?), is the homely type. The director goes to ridiculous extents to convince us of what a nice guy he is.Madhav goes to his village to meet his beloved uncle Gummadi. He, of course, sees the beautiful Radha (Deeksha) singing a song, and pretty soon, it's love. Everybody's happy and wants to get them married. And this is where any semblance of meaning in the story ends. From here on, the director labors like Hercules to squeeze every last drop from the story. The result - a movie which drags longer than the Queen's bridal gown.The marriage plans are dropped for a really pathetic reason - Madhav wants settle in the village but Subba Rao wants him to take his daughter to the city so that she will have a comfortable life. Tempers flare and that's that. Huh?! We can only smile and say that only in our Telugu films will such logic hold.If that is not enough, Madhav challenges Subba Rao to live in the city for a month (read - hardworking director trying to drag the story for the next hour). There is also the quintessential loudmouthed aunt who appears from nowhere. Basic aim in life - create rift in family, get son to marry heiress and have all the property. Another exhausting hour later, the movie ends. Do we have to tell you how?
Repallelo Radha (2001)Subba Rao (Satyanarayana) is the head of the family, and though he's very loving and friendly, his word is law. His city-dweller brother Keshav's son Madhav, just come back from the US (where else?), is the homely type. The director goes to ridiculous extents to convince us of what a nice guy he is.Madhav goes to his village to meet his beloved uncle Gummadi. He, of course, sees the beautiful Radha (Deeksha) singing a song, and pretty soon, it's love. Everybody's happy and wants to get them married. And this is where any semblance of meaning in the story ends. From here on, the director labors like Hercules to squeeze every last drop from the story. The result - a movie which drags longer than the Queen's bridal gown.The marriage plans are dropped for a really pathetic reason - Madhav wants settle in the village but Subba Rao wants him to take his daughter to the city so that she will have a comfortable life. Tempers flare and that's that. Huh?! We can only smile and say that only in our Telugu films will such logic hold.If that is not enough, Madhav challenges Subba Rao to live in the city for a month (read - hardworking director trying to drag the story for the next hour). There is also the quintessential loudmouthed aunt who appears from nowhere. Basic aim in life - create rift in family, get son to marry heiress and have all the property. Another exhausting hour later, the movie ends. Do we have to tell you how? .
