Movie : DAMMU
Rating: 3/5
Cast : NTR Jr, Trisha, Karthika, Nazar, Venu, Suman, Brahmanandam, Ali and others
Directed by : Boyapati Srinu
Produced by : K.A. Vallabha
Banner : Creative Commercials Media and Entertainments
Music : Keeravani
Release Date : 2012-04-27
Dammu is one of the most expected movies of the season. NTR and
Boyapati Srinu combination generated huge hype over the film and pre
release buzz was enormous. Fans expected nothing short of a blockbuster
from this film. NTR has been due for a big hit since long and did he
deliver the goods with Dammu?
What is it about?Rama
Chandra (NTR) is an orphan, who gets adopted by Zameendar family and
renamed as Raja Vasi Reddi Vijaya Sri Simha. He has to take the
responsibility of the family and their age old revenge. Their family and
the villagers have been facing so much torture from their rivals (Nazar
and co). Now Raja has to take the responsibility of saving their
village from them.
Performances: NTR
is brilliant in a powerful yet subtle role. He has underplayed emotions
in most of the scenes and came up with a roaring performance when
needed. We can't imagine any other hero in this role. It is tailor made
for him. Dialogue delivery is his major asset. However his dances lacked
the spark. There aren't any noticeable dance moves in this film.
Trisha
is complete mismatch here. She looked older than NTR. Karthika too
isn't compatible on screen with NTR. She looked very tall and doesn't
have the charm to play that innocent role. Venu is Okay. Nazar is not
fit enough to play the big baddie. Brahmanandam and Ali are wasted. Rest
of the star cast did nothing specific to mention.
On the Technical Front:Dialogues
by Rathnam are good. There are few scenes which are completely
conceived for dialogues and Rathnam excelled in those scenes. Music by
Keeravani is fine. Songs are not picturized well. Much hyped Ruler song
lacked the necessary punch. None of the songs have situations and that
is a big minus. Background score is pretty good in emotional scenes.
Cinematography is top notch and Art work in Ruler song deserves
applause. Production values are rich.
Director Boyapati Srinu
tried his best to deliver a blockbuster with NTR. But too much hype and
expectations surrounding the film didn't come in handy for him. He
failed to reach the expectations. There are few emotional sequences that
have his stamp, but on a whole Boyapati didn't live up to the hype.
Analysis: Dammu
is an age old story which caters to mass audiences. The family
sentiment angle given to the script is not dealt well. Everything looked
forced due to lethargic screenplay. First half starts on a superb note
and sets the mood. But the film fails to sustain the pace after ten
minutes. Only the interval block is good in entire first hour barring
the opening scenes.
Second half is not up to the mark again. The
graph rises and falls until the climax. And the concluding scenes are
poorly conceived. Dammu lacks the necessary power and punch to rock the
box office.
NTR fans will like the movie for his terrific
performance and audiences who like so called powerful massy scenes may
give it thumbs up. It lacks the necessary elements that enthrall the
general public. Family audiences and ladies may not like this mass
masala treat with a good share of violence.
Dammu will get good
openings for sure and has a good space of two weeks to rule the box
office. We have to wait and see if it can sustain until another biggie
arrives.
Verdict: Dammu's biggest strength is NTR!