Telugu Movies

Film: Arundhati
Cast: Anushka (Dual role), Deepak, Shayaji Shinde, Sonu Sood, Manorama, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Annapoorna, Ahuti Prasad and others
Story - screenplay: Mallemala Unit
Dialogues: Chintapalli Ramana
Music: Koti
Cinematography: K Senthil Kumar
Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh
Fights: Vijay
Art: Ashok Kumar
Creative director: Rahul Nambiar
Produced by: Shyam Prasad Reddy
Directed by: Kodi Ramakrishna
Release Date: Jan 16, 2008
CBFC Rating: A
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Arundhati provides new visual experience for Telugu audiences. A good watch for the viewers! It is racy and entertaining. Screenplay and visual graphics are superb. The best part is that it is focused on its story and doesn’t deviate from the main theme. It is really graphical extravaganza. Despite many logic-less scenes, it gives unique experience for viewers. Go for it.

Rating: 4/5

What's it about?

Arundhati (Anushka) is descendant of Gadwal ruling dynasty. Her marriage is settled with Rahul (Deepak). Few days before her marriage, she comes to the fort of Gadwal from Hyderabad. There she is drawn to nearby abandoned fort where an evil is lying. Cut to flashback. Three generations back, Jejemma aka Arundhati (Anushka) kill her womaniser bava Pasupathi (Sonu Sood) whose spirit vows to take revenge. Three generations later, the new Arundhati kills him again.

Analysis

Arundhati can be branded as new kind of thriller as we have not seen such high-end graphical and special effects rich movie so far. This is perhaps the first movie in Telugu that has convergence of technique and content well. The graphics and special effects are on high standards. Special effects are mind-boggling. And screenplay is perfect. It never slackens. The best part of the screenplay is it doesn't deviate from the main storyline - not even in a single scene. And thankfully, there are no comedy tracks too. It sticks to its genre and storyline through out.

It doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have loopholes. Yes, it has some logical problems and the theme doesn’t hold water on scientific grounds, yet on cinematic liberties, it can be excused.

First half is really superb. But the second half lacks the tempo and the climax sequences defy the logic. We are informed that villain can be killed only if he gets to human form, but the evil force doesn’t go into any human body, yet Anushka kills him. How come?