<p>The silence is deafening in the movie hall even as the hero bashes the dreaded goons, braves a battery of questions from the human rights panel and ‘stumbles’ upon the lovely heroine before falling inevitably in love. Just when there is a collective effort at stifling yawns, actor Ravishankar’s entry electrifies the audience. In a rare occurrence, the villain carries the film on his shoulders!<br /><br />Director Madesh could have infused some life into the remake of this Surya-Jyothika starrer. His intentions are no doubt good - remaining faithful to the original has saved many a film maker before. But with a budding actor, his gamble doesn’t pay. Even Ramya’s presence fails to lift the film. Amateurish handling leaves behind a lot of dissatisfaction. This is not to take away anything from Chiranjeevi Sarja. His hard work shows. Equally obvious are his wide-eyed wonder while interacting with his leading lady. <br /><br />As Tamate Shiva, Ravishankar hogs the limelight easily. Cinematographer Manohar’s work is adequate while Harikrishna’s music fails, mainly due to the acoustics in Kapali and over-loud background score. K V Raju’s dialogues seem to be translated from the original, in places. <br /><br />Overall, the actors’ lack of belief in their roles takes away viewing pleasure. Even the action department fails, with its poorly conceptualised action sequences. <br />Dandam Dashagunam sounds robust, but only in title.</p>
<p>The silence is deafening in the movie hall even as the hero bashes the dreaded goons, braves a battery of questions from the human rights panel and ‘stumbles’ upon the lovely heroine before falling inevitably in love. Just when there is a collective effort at stifling yawns, actor Ravishankar’s entry electrifies the audience. In a rare occurrence, the villain carries the film on his shoulders!<br /><br />Director Madesh could have infused some life into the remake of this Surya-Jyothika starrer. His intentions are no doubt good - remaining faithful to the original has saved many a film maker before. But with a budding actor, his gamble doesn’t pay. Even Ramya’s presence fails to lift the film. Amateurish handling leaves behind a lot of dissatisfaction. This is not to take away anything from Chiranjeevi Sarja. His hard work shows. Equally obvious are his wide-eyed wonder while interacting with his leading lady. <br /><br />As Tamate Shiva, Ravishankar hogs the limelight easily. Cinematographer Manohar’s work is adequate while Harikrishna’s music fails, mainly due to the acoustics in Kapali and over-loud background score. K V Raju’s dialogues seem to be translated from the original, in places. <br /><br />Overall, the actors’ lack of belief in their roles takes away viewing pleasure. Even the action department fails, with its poorly conceptualised action sequences. <br />Dandam Dashagunam sounds robust, but only in title.</p>
