BOTTOM LINE
Hilarious, But Stretched
OUR RATING
2.75/5
CENSOR
U/A, 2h 20m
What Is the Film About?
Sarayu (Reba Monica John) becomes Balu’s (Sree Vishnu) paying guest in his house under a unique circumstance. She falls in love with Balu’s nature and his family. However, Balu is averse to love and ties Rakhi to anyone proposing to him.
How do Balu and Sarayu fall in love? The movie’s core story is the bigger problem of their marriage and how it ends.
Performances
Sree Vishnu has, in the past, proven his comic abilities in a few movies like Brochevarevarura, Raja Raja Chora etc. His timing and delivery in landing the punches work the most. Samajavaragamana is another demonstration of his ability in that department. The movie is filled with it from the start to the end.
Reba Monica John looks good on screen and has a charm going on about her, which works decently during rom-com moments, however less they are. The beauty isn’t the mass-appealing variety but the trendy urban type, which fits neatly here.
Analysis
Ram Abbaraju of Vivaha Bhojanambu fame provides the screenplay and directs Samajavaragamana. It is a family entertainer with a rom-com angle at its core.
A girl loves a boy – first, they have a problem, and then together have a bigger issue to deal with. It is a routine plot seen many times, but Ram Abbaraju gives it a minor tweak to make it seem fresh. And it works, to his desired intention.
The basic story provides a neat platform to pack it with comic gags continuously. The comedy is of silly variety full of rhymes and punches. It is self-aware, which gives them the edge, and then the actors deliver.
Consider these – ‘Calm,B.com’, ‘Sadism-Buddhism-Pawanism’, ‘Bariselu, Varasalu’, ‘Jaki-Raki-Muki’, ‘Abcd-KCPD’, etc. and many more such rhyming punches. Then there are multiple gags, all of which keep the narrative busy.
The initial stretch involves a lengthy track with Naresh. The comedy is silly to the core but works because of the actors and the predictable yet relatable situations. Most of the fresh-sounding bits appear in the first half.
The real twist in the story arrives around the interval mark. The hook is such that one instantly knows where things will head post-intermission.
As expected, the entire comedy is centred around the hook/twist. One scene after the other, milk it to the maximum possible level. However, it also leads to a feeling of repetitiveness after a point. Still, the comedy works that makes it all okay.
Even a new addition (Vennela Kishore in a role and situation seen before millions of times) track seems fine at the start but feels repetitive soon. And that’s the main issue with Samajavaragamana.
The movie banks heavily on silly comedy based entertainment. The writing is filled with one-liners from the start to the end. As things progress, one feels that there is nothing else in the movie. The entertainment starts to wear out in the second half as the narrative becomes more formulaic.
Additionally, the dramatic thread is highly predictable and is resolved too quickly for its own good with far-fetched and illogical scenes. One can easily understand that they were put forcibly to make the comedy work (the situations) and end things quickly without going into the drama much. Strangely, Naresh’s character, the major asset of the first half, is entirely sidelined in the second half, with only brief appearances.
Overall, Samajavaragamana is designed as a non-stop entertainment ride with silly and rhyming writing for comedy. It works big in the first half but gets repetetive in the second half stretched comedy blocks. However, it’s worth a one-time watch for all the fun it offers.
Performances by Others Actors
Naresh and Sudarshan easily stand out among the crowd. Naresh drives a large chunk of the narrative in the first half, and Sree Vishnu and the senior actors nail it. He is an asset to the film in the first half. Sudarshan is seen intermittently initially but gets more prominence during the second hour, he is alright.
Among the rest, Srikanth Iyenger is his usual self. Vennela Kishore has a routine role but a unique character and does his job. There is a plethora of actors, and some have a moment or two here and there, but that’s it.
Music and Other Departments?
Gopi Sundar provides music to the film, and it’s disappointing. The background score is comparatively better, but it is also a serviceable type at best and nothing more. Raam Reddy’s cinematography is alright, whereas Chota K Prasad’s editing is neat, keeping things simple and basic.
The writing is the highlight, as mentioned previously. Nandu Savirigana’s dialogues provide non-stop fun even though the punching power sees a slow fade during the second hour.
Highlights?
Entertainment
Sree Vishnu
Writing
Screenplay
Drawbacks?
Thin Storyline
Over Repetitiveness in the Second Half
Routine Drama
Songs
Did I Enjoy It?
Yes
Will You Recommend It?
Yes
Final Report:
Samajavaragamana is a comedy entertainer that delivers big in the first half. It gets repetitive in the second but has enough going for it to make a decent one-time watch. Go for it.
First Half Report:
Samajavargamana’s first half is thin on plot but has nonstop (silly/prasa) comedy which keeps things afloat. A twist in the tale occurs at the interval to resume the entertainment flow in the second half. We have to see how well it delivers.
— Samajavaragamana show started in the backdrop of a family setting. First half report in some time.
Cast: Sree Vishnu, Reba Monica John, Naresh, Sudarshan, Sreekanth Iyengar, Vennela Kishore, Raghu Babu, Rajeev Kanakala, Devi Prasad, Priya and others
Screenplay & Direction: Ram Abbaraju
Producer: Razesh Danda
Co-Producer: Balaji Gutta
Banners: Ak Entertainments, Hasya Movies
Story: Bhanu Bogavarapu
Dialogues: Nandu Savirigana
Cinematographer: Raam Reddy
Editor: Chota K Prasad
Music Director: Gopi Sundhar
Samajavaragamana Movie Review by M9News
