Nithya Pellikoduku – Telugu Movie Review

This is one alarmingly tiring stuff, to watch a normal Posani Krishna Murali’s film, one needs an enduring body and mind but in this case the pain of the viewers is intense, immediate and palpable as the hero enacts the role of a lunatic. After a one night stand with Aishwarya (Gowri Pandit), Alapati Kalyan Babu (Posani) is getting ready to marry a girl of his sister-in-law’s choice and just when things are working out Aishwarya appears and discloses their secret. She does that everytime he hunts for a bride.

The reason..he doesn’t want to marry Aishwarya as she has lost her virginity to him before marriage and suspects she could be a slut. The revenge drama is carried out through out the film until the man repents, professes love and douses himself with a can of petrol on Aishwarya’s orders.

Just when he announces he is seventy percent burnt the lady’s eyes moisten and she flings a blanket over him and they roll over each other. If that is the story why does he act like a mad man? The director gives us no choice except to watch the entire film as he keeps the bits and pieces of suspense spread over evenly. That shouldn’t be mistaken as a smart handling of the narrative as there are more scenes that are sleazy, dialogues – perverse and monologues by the hero a clear indication of self indulgence.

While he seems to be in love with his voice the rest of the characters get very few lines to retort but many expressions as an outlet. Characters which are not closely related to the plot come up with preposterous lines, example a lady who is being harassed by her husband is knocked down by a vehicle and her cousin Sivaji Raja helps her regain consciousness. She cries over his shoulder and he gets carried away and reprimands her husband, “Mee Pavaniki koorchune kurcheeni avutha, prayaninche bus avutha, needanicche chettunavutha.”

A ageing Posani addresses an equally old heroine’s parents as aunty and uncle, Nithya Pellikoduku is designed for audiences who freak out on psychotic behaviour, titillating scenes and profane language. A single point from Emaindi Evela has been lifted to make an entire story but as you go through the entire narrative, you don’t miss noticing two things, Gowri Pandit’s slim figure and neat acting and the director’s magnanimity in deciding when to end the film.

Cast & Crew:

Director: Alahari

Cast: Posani Krishna Murali, Gowri Pandit, Apoorva, Raghunath Reddy, Prithvi, Kishore Das, Kalpana

Producer: GV Subbayya

Music Director: Ghantadi Krishna

Source: Cinegoer