Jalsa: Yuddam ante satruvuni
champadam kadu satruvuni odinchadam
Dammu:
Yuddam ante gelavadam odadam kaani champadam chaavadam kadu.
The central theme of "Dammu" is based on the above
mentioned quotes. It is a
tailor-made film for Jr. NTR fans that takes him to the next level in terms of
performance. Boyapati Seenu
etches him as a person who relies on his thinking and reasoning rather than
getting carried by the stream. Hence the reactions and emotions are controlled
and sophisticated. The sensitive side of a macho hero is a nuance that is least
explored in our films and Jr. NTR shedding tears in the middle of bloodshed
comes as a surprise. It seems
like he's gonna embark on his political journey with this film. Lot of preaching, many dialogues
abusing the ruling party, and how people made fools of themselves bringing them
to power is evident in many scenes. The one thing that does not leave NTR's
films is the reference to clan, surname, blood, etc. God save the actor.
Though it's a simple drama detailing the rivalry between two
belligerent feuds, it depends heavily on the characterization of the people in
the story. But alas!! some characters are elevated whereas some are grossly
wasted. Bhanupriya in the mother’s role is left silently weeping all through,
without make-up, but she could not relive her role played in
"Chatrapthi" for which she's revered till eternity. And how can
someone rope in Trisha and do not instill any romance in the movie? Now I could see a reason why Sruthi
Hasan walked out of the film. Karthika
is refreshing, she adds some spice with her peppy lines and comical touch. The
underlying message of the film is that we live in a male chauvinist society
where men are protectors and a royal family is incapable of dignity merely
because it doesn't have a male child. It implies that women basically don't
count and they are still treated as an instrument of progeny. God save the film-maker's thinking.
Boyapati Seenu, please wake up and smell the coffee, "Simha" was a surprise
package that worked for a bunch of reasons, but every day is not Sunday and one
can't recreate the magic with same formula again and again. One can see the
traces of all the past films of Jr. NTR (Aadi, Simhadri, Samba, Brundaavanam
etc) in this one. Even though
Dammu is well-presented, and several dialogues shine, the fatal flaw is its
plot that was in use when dodos existed. Some
scenes are innovative and cause loads of adrenaline rush, but the causative
factor for such scenes makes them illogical. The movie is primarily aimed at
male audience who likes violence, one person thrashing many goons,
self-exploding Jeeps, Sumos, Scorpios and what not!! The fight sequences are
dragged like chewing gum, though enticing at the beginning they lose their
steam in the end. As the story unfolds in the second half one is bored to death
with the clichés. God save
Telugu cinema.
The film's loaded with a magniloquent background score filled
with loud chants and trumpets. M M Keeravani tried to create some magic
(apparently from bits and pieces copied, err, borrowed from OSTs of world
cinema) but failed miserably making it a tiresome musical experience. I can't understand why Keeravani is
not giving any melodies?? Where
has gone the musical wizard who gave us Jaamu Raatiri (Kshana Kshanam), Telusaa
Manasa (Criminal), Awarapan Banjaarapan (Jism) among others?? What we get from
him are mass numbers that are remembered for their offensiveness of the lyrics. God save Telugu music.
DUMMU reputundanukunna DAMMU theatre laku DUMMU
pattisthundi :D :D
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