Srimannarayana

Srimannarayana
Directed by	Ravi Chavali
Produced by	Ramesh Puppala
Written by	Ravi Chavali (story / screenplay/ dialogues)
Starring	Nandamuri Balakrishna Parvati Melton Isha Chawla
Music by	Chakri
Cinematography	T. Surender Reddy[1]
Edited by	Gautham Raju
Production company	Yellow Flowers R. R. Movie Makers (Presents)[2]
Distributed by	Hari Venkateswara Pictures (overseas)
Release dates	30 August 2012 (2012-08-30)[3]
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Srimannarayana is a 2012 Telugu, drama film produced by Ramesh Puppala on Yellow Flowers banner, directed by Ravi Chavali. Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Parvati Melton, Isha Chawla in the lead roles and music composed by Chakri. The film recorded as flop at box office.^[4]

Plot

Srimannarayana (Nandamuri Balakrishna) is a courageous and aggressive journalist who fights for justice. He exposes the various scams of an evil gang composed of Minister Bylu Reddy (Jaya Prakash Reddy), Harshad Kotari (Suresh) and Pulikeshava Reddy (Supreeth). The gang loses a lot of money because of Srimannarayana’s activities.

In the meantime, Kalki Narayana Murthy (Vijay Kumar) is seen as a social activist who fights for the welfare of farmers. He also happens to be Srimannarayana’s father and he forms a Jai Kisan Trust for the welfare of farmers. Public responds in a big way to this initiative and the fund receives donations to the tune of 5000 crores. Bank officer Rajan Mudaliar (Kota Srinivasa Rao), Corporate Hospital chief Srikar Prasad (Nagineedu) and IG Marthand (Rao Ramesh) also support the initiative.

But just as the funds are about to be put to use, Narayana Murthy dies in mysterious circumstances. The amount of 50 billion goes missing. Suspicion falls on Srimannarayana and he is arrested. From the jail, Srimannarayana must fight to prove his innocence and trace the missing money. He is shocked to find a trail of betrayal and greed. Will Srimannarayana succeed in recovering the money for the benefit of farmers? That forms the story.^[5]

Cast

Soundtrack

Music Composed by Chakri. Music released on Aditya Music Company. On 6 August 2012, The audio of the film was a grand event in that it saw the attendance of who's who of the film industry. Besides the film's main cast and crew members, B Gopal, Krishnam Raju, K Atchi Reddy, SV Krishna Reddy, Suresh Reddy, Boyapati Sreenu, Kota, Bellamkonda Suresh, Harish Shankar, Sunil, Catherine, Madhavi Latha, Tashu Kaushik, Gopichand Malineni, Gemini Kiran, Yalamanchili Sai Babu, Rao Ramesh and others made it to the event at Novotel, Madhapur. The first CD was released by Nandamuri Bamakrishna, who handed it over to Sunil.^[6]

Reception

The movie received average reviews but talk was positive in all the areas. ".^[7] Times of India gave a rating of 3/5 stating "Balakrishna's fans may not have any complaints against the movie. The movie is not interesting, though it is predictable."^[8] Chandini Prashar of NDTV gave a review stating "Watch the film with no expectations and you will not be disappointed."^[9] Rediff.com gave a rating of 2/5 stating "Srimannarayana's film subject is good but director Ravi Kumar Chavali has not paid enough attention to its execution."^[10] Mahesh S Koneru of 123telugu gave a review of rating 3/5 stating "Srimannarayana is a film that has the content to satisfy Balakrishna’s fans. For regular movie goers, the movie is a very routine fare. A good performance from Balakrishna and some mass comedy scenes will strike a chord with the masses. The concept of farmer welfare will also appeal to some. A better second half and a more interesting climax would have helped."^[5] Oneindia Entertainment gave a review stating "The film has no Balayya's frills. Though the film has punch dialogues, they are usual in a journalistic career. Watch the film without any expectations and the film would definitely give good entertainment."^[11] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave a review of rating 3/5 stating "On a whole, Srimannarayana is a difference mass film aimed as masses. We have to wait and see how masses take it."^[12]

Censor report

The film received A certificate from the censor board. The movie released on 30 August 2012.^[13]

References

External links

• Srimannarayana at the Internet Movie Database