Review: Naa Ishtam - No Ishtam
Hyderabad: It is appalling to notice how regularly our film makers take this story line and construct a script around it. There is neither fatigue nor apology to walk the road that already is challenged by a traffic jam.
Given the story line, the task is left to the choreographer and the stunt man to take you through the ruins, sorry the script.
Even the props are in place: the group of no-gooders, the blundering comedian, the useless fianc' in waiting, the anointed groom who is eyeing anything in female form and the wealth of the prospective father-in-law and the like.
Let's run through the formality of the latest repeat: Krishnaveni (Genelia) runs away on the day of her wedding to Dora Babu (Raghu Babu) to reach Malaysia and get married to her lover Kishore.
But he does not turn up at the appointed time and she bumps into Ganesh (Rana) who helps her twice, first by saving her from committing suicide, second, by paying a whopping amount to a drug mafia who plan to force her into the flesh trade.
But Ganesh feels that he acted against his ideologies before taking Krishnaveni to her father (Naseer) in the hope of recovering his costs that he spent to drug mafia.
Upon knowing the antics of groom Raghu Babu, Ganesh comes to know that Krishnaveni's wedding would not work. He then transports Krishnaveni back to Malaysia.
With her brother following the couple, a paid killer, it is time for the hero to fall in love with the gal. On the one hand is Kishore, then the unexpressed love of Ganesh, the killer on the prowl, the brother in pursuit.
Forget all this you have reels dedicated to songs and fights interpolated to derail the tale. You can yawn till the collective voice reaches Tollywood, but be sure there is another guy out there waiting to tell the same story.
Sometimes a romantic film of this kind is viewable despite all its clich's and potholes, when it has a cast that delivers, or a crew that pulls up the goings on.
There is nothing of any redeeming sort in this outing. The film as it rehashes the tale of yore, takes the road most travelled and does not even attempt to avoid the potholes.
The cast, all of them, function within the precincts of predictable boredom. No one is called upon to think out of the box. No one even attempts it.
Ali and Bramhanandam who are enough to let the sapping spirit raise, have simply no scope and are left wandering into the script. In so far as the former, he makes a late entry and in so far the latter, he is literally lost in Malaysia, once he arrives there.
Of the lead cast, Rana has acquired a six pack and his limbs are stiff. So are his muscles. He delivers a stiff performance and must have given the choreographer the run for his money.
Genelia, as usual, is tempted to go overboard and screech. When she is not doing that, she is the saving grace of the film. 'Na Ishtam' ' is NO Ishtam.
News Posted: 25 March, 2012
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