Anushka Panchakshari Movie Review

Film: PANCHAKSHARI

Rating: 2/5
Banner: Sri Sai Ratna Creations
Cast: Anushka, Pradeep Rawat, Samrat, Brahmanandam, Ali, Nasser, Raghubabu, Ravi, Sudharani, M S, Jeeva, Chandramohan, Subbaraya Sharma, Telangana Sakuntala and others
Music: Chinna
Cinematography: Vasu
Director: Samudra
Producer: Bommadevara Ramachandra Rao
Release Date: 11/06/2010

  Story:

A stale tale, the story begins with Honey (anushka), a city girl who is a fashion designer and has big plans for her career. However, the pressure of marriage from her family makes her tell a lie. Meanwhile, in another place Janagam, there is the villain (pradeep) who is keen on getting a treasure trove in the local Ammavari temple. However, there is a hitch in that for him. Story takes a turn when Honey is spotted by Vamsi (samrat) who starts to follow her. He has a flashback and that involves Panchakshari (anushka). What happens from there forms the rest of the story.

Presentation:

The director has come up with a rotten track and though the presentation was good, the narrative was pathetic. The dialogues were okay, the script was weak and the screenplay was erratic. 

Background score was disturbing while songs were not upto the mark. Cinematography is a major highlight and so is the art department. Costumes were apt and the editing could have been crisp. Visual effects were okay. Anushka looks slender and more beautiful, she managed both roles in a good way. Samrat is handsome and can work better on his expressions, Pradeep Rawat was convincing, Bhrami was not upto the mark, Ali was okay,Nasser was natural, Raghu Babu was regular. The others like Telangana Sakuntala, Ravi, Sudharani, MS, Subbaraya Sarma, Chandramohan did their bit to fill the screen and the time frame. 

Conclusion:

The film tries to focus completely on the brand image of Anushka but then the makers have failed to work on a tighter script and concept with depth. While the first half was mild, it is not until the second half that the real story begins and though it looks promising at the start, in no time, it fails to take off. There are many discrepancies in the screenplay due to which the audience cannot connect to the film at any point for long. Overall, the technical values were good but the content and execution of the plot was very bad. This will find it hard to shine at the box office.

Poor…2/5