Review: Mugguru - an outdated tale
VN Aditya's Mugguru is a film which is both lost in time and too insipid to be taken seriously. It so desperately tries to be a 'fun' film that it packs in every possible clich' to narrate an outdated tale of three friends who live a carefree life cheating others. Taking a cue from age old films where the hero believes that the only way to become rich is by marrying a rich girl, the film doesn't offer anything new in terms of its content and treatment.
It's all the more surprising that the actors themselves take everything so seriously that no one realises that plenty of other actors have been part of such films and they had done a much better job. Mugguru revolves around Navdeep, Rahul and Srinivas Avasarala who play Pavan, Maruthi and
Anji. They have no jobs and are desperate to make money.
One day, they plan to kidnap a rich man JP (Ahuti Prasad) and extort money from his family. However, before their plan materializes, JP is hospitalised after a heart attack and Pavan (Navdeep) pretends that he has saved JP's life. In return, JP offers jobs to Pavan and his friends and also sends them to Malaysia.
How these three guys make JP's daughters fall in love with them forms the rest of the story. Navdeep, Rahul and Srinivas enjoy ample screen time; however, they are trapped in characters which are ill-etched and clich'd that not a single scene evokes any interest. Shraddha Das, Sanjjanaa and Soumya are the heroines in the film who practically have nothing to do.
After a brief introduction, they immediately fall in love with the heroes, dance on the beaches and walk in and out of scenes without adding any value. Reemma Sen, who plays an important role, hardly makes an impression because her characterization doesn't let her to express any emotion, if there is any. Kasi Vishwanath, Sivaji and Venu Madhav appear in brief roles. Ali, Brahmanandam and Ramesh try too hard to tickle the funny bone.
Leaving the story aside, the film has been shot well in locales around Malaysia, and Vizag. Even the editing and screenplay is decent as the proceedings occur at a good pace. Two of songs, composed by Koti, are worth listening to. The film was shot in less than three months and it's not surprising because V N Aditya banks upon the tried and tested formula to narrate his story.
The film's 'multistarrer' tag hardly makes a difference, because except for superficial traits, there's not a single thing which differentiates one character from another and they are together all the time. Mugguru would probably have been a more convincing film if there was more focus on better content and characterisation. Too many people on screen creates chaos and a lot of chattering on screen.
News Posted: 22 August, 2011
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