Super – Telugu Movie Review

The first five minutes of Super shows India in a nut shell on how the foreigners have plundered our wealth, and even after Independence and partition how our citizens have failed to elevate the status of the country and instead have turned lackadaisical and corrupt. Suddenly the story turns futuristic and shows how Warangal will look like twenty years from now.

In 2030 at Warangal International Airport, the scene is idyllic, taxis run super fast, phirangis are pursuing a career..a post grad degree in Telugu literature, they work as house keeping and domestic staff in the homes of wealthy Indians, they beg on streets, value of Dollars dip like dirt and Edward Thackerey, a research journalist is stupefied at the achievement which was not possible in 65 years of freedom turning into reality all in 20 years.

That is just the prelude to the story, written, acted out and directed by Upendra who plays Subhash Chandra Gandhi, a multi-millionaire who returns to India from London after losing heart to Indira (Nayanthara). The lady falls for his charms, wealth and his love for everything Indian but curiously leaves him without consummating their marriage. While Indira is out to seek revenge on this Desh Bhakt, the modern Gandhi is confused, flummoxed at her outrageous behaviour.

He is equally crazy, doesn’t mind having the bill of the hotel room (from where she deserted him) escalate over twenty lakh rupees, keeps the jasmines fresh every day; he hopes to spend the ‘first night’ with Indira some day. The first one hour of the film is interesting, concept seems fresh and genuinely holds your attention but post interval when the content starts turning serious, the director takes care not to sound too preachy and runs a parallel drama that unravels the mystery behind Indira’s anger and angst.

A positive part about Super despite it’s complexity and eccentricity in content is, that Upendra has put in effort in his looks, dialogues, not only shows the conflicting point but also provides the solution to it, which seems utopian and also plausible. The film drags at certain points but is not unbearable like previous Upendra films. It is loud, grandiose and has many ingredients that could generate a commercial success.

Nayanthara charms her way to your hearts and it is Upendra’s show all the way. Not a bad watch at all.

Cast & Crew:

Banner: Rockline Productions

Cast: Upendra, Nayanthara, Tulip Joshi, Sadhu Kokila, Ali, Jeeva, Sudarshan, Shylasri, Nagendra Shah, Rockline Venkatesh, Swetha and others

Direction: Upendra

Production: Rockline Venkatesh

Music: V Harikrishna

Source: Cinegoer