Post-Mortem : ADHURS

I personally believe in “For a Movie - 1^st title should give a hint/clue & then audio should speak about the movie”. For this movie word “ADHURS” is kept as a title, which is not relevant to the movie, but this kind of titles give some pre-release positive buzz, also the after effects are equally bad if the movie shapes out bad. Here in this case the movie has fair chances to fall in to 2^nd category with this title.

My Title a simple, yet suitable one “SHIVASHAMBHO” or “DOUBLES” or “CHARI”

“oka character peru “SHIVAnanda Satry/Chary” inko character peru “SHAMBHU Prasad” ani pettukuni… Title: “SHIVASHAMBHO” ani pettukunte – daniki related oka Song, also alanti bits/vocals BGM lo vadukovochhu, apudu oka meaning vuntundi. Cinemaki sambandham lekunda oka songlo… cinema starting titleslo… cinema madhyalo.. “shambhoshivashambho” ani aravatam enthavaraku samanjasam… worst caselo chary character shiva bhakthudu kooda kadu.

When the basic idea of the story is not fresh or already seen, there needs a good hard work on characterizations & screenplay to engage the audience throughout grippingly. Here some good care taken for Chari’s character/role, but Narasimha’s characterization is just like an extension to KANTRI’s Kranti, which happens to be the recent last film of Jr.N.T.R. This created a bad feel from the behind, though Chari successfully accomplished task of entertaining the audience with his best efforts.

The usage of Jerkins to Narasimha’s character portrayal also helped the audience to think about Kranti from Kantri. In the 2^nd half where Chari steps in to Narasimha’s shoes & when both the brothers appear together they both appear in jerkins.

The introduction scene of Narasimha role is too bad [jumping out of a blasting container] in fact so silly/substandard among all the mass roles donned by Jr.N.T.R, which I have seen till date. When one want to use graphics part in a movie, needs special attention on the screenplay – here in the hero introduction fight when car slides on the road upside down in water & stops a foot in front of him, it is shown like water spills on him, but we find him completely in dry clothes, not even a single wet sign on him!!!

I liked the way Narasimha’s introduction scene starts & the 1^st fight is shown as part of “Shiyaji Shinde’ imagination & explanation to his sub-ordinate” in case investigation.

I did not understand why “kallu – eyes” word is being censored in a dialogue uttered by Brahmanandam “noru mantralu chadiveppudu , kallu kaaligne vuntavi kadara”. It looked funny, because though the word is cut, the expression fills the blank right again! So what is the gain?

Didn’t the Censor board find “nakesaru” word & mannerisms which comes for 3-4 times? Btw, the scenes involving Chari uttering this word, received tremendous response in theatre.

I liked the hint given by the writer/director, about Shiyaji Shinde’s character when he says “Narsi, ee deal chala peddhha deal, nuvu chala jagrathaga cheyali, idi nenu netho chesthunna/cheyisthunna last deal.

Jr.N.T.R & Nayanatara – pair looked odd! Nayanatara has to look after her makeup styles!

One of the main logics in the movie “villain cannot kill major until the weapon is ready & is handed over”. Even we catch this, but not our poor hero, Narasimha role, unless a comedian (Raghu Babu) reveals, that is why I say, the characterization given to this role is not good/strong. Though comedy is generated it mars heroism when comes to mass hero films. We can have an alternate scene/option there like … hero himself in front of villain & Raghu babu can say this logic with a dialogue like … “mee sthavaram telusukovatanike inthasepu silentga vundi, metho ikkadivaraku vachhanura… malli kaludhamu” & runaway

Not just in this film, about I felt this in many of our telugu films, please take care of scenes/shots when someone hits a glass/mirror, though graphics are used, make sure an appropriate blood stain is kept on that part. Here hero in a chase scene hits many window/door glasses, but I found no blood stains.

In “panchekattu” song, if to censor reasons, lyrics are changed – is any proper care taken while inserting new word? Old Lyrics are about “pilaka” & “niluvu bottu” changed to “paatha bike” & “old look” what is this “paatha bike” ? Chari doesn’t own any bike if you observe! If you change lyrics/words at one place i.e in one line, is it enough? There will be related words in other lines right? When it was “pilaka” in 1 line – “cut chesa” will suit as an answer, but did the writers think of how “paatha bike” will suit for “cut chesa” & vice-versa. Also for “niluvu bottu” = “cheripesa” , “old look”=”cheripesa”???

In the same song hero says I like this “French cut”, but I found no such beard style! Btw, he looks good in French , we saw him like that in a blink & miss dance bit in “CHINTHAKAYALA RAVI”.

In a scene, where Narasimha character hides behind a wall & follows Raghu Babu , the BGM shouts as CHARI! What does this mean maker? [Music Director & Director]

In the beginning of the M.S.Narayana’s “Athma” thread, when he gets down from the car and stands in front of Chari & Bemmi, I found shooting team in M.S.Narayana’s glasses/specs.

The same appears repeatedly in Sheela’s & N.T.R’s glasses/specs in “naa kallalo” song.

What is the purpose of a lengthy fight in Kolkata temple scene? It can be short.

Can’t they find any other option like changing positions/locations in the same temple, like sitting, standing, walking etc when bamma reveals the truth that both “Chari & Narasimha are twins”?

In the 1^st meeting itself Chari calls Narasimha as “ra”, “avunra”, “entra” etc, which sounded a bit odd, as it was all of a sudden, in the same single scene.

“Naa kallalo” song is so badly picturized in such a way that, I felt no one from other state, who doesn’t know about Jr.N.T.R already, will believe if I show him this song & say that “this hero is one of the best dancers of Indian cinema”.

In a scene where Chari will be explaining “kavalapillala katha” to Mahesh Manjrekar … Ashish Vidyarthi & Bemmi comes to tell the same … the camera/graphics/DI is soo bad putting this scene out of the movie.

I liked the concept & it’s presentation of two Jr.N.T.Rs dancing together in last song.

Narasimha character Killing Shiyaji Shinde, Sheela’s father with no proper related scene between Father-Daughter, which reveals his nature to Sheela & marrying her … this thread looked improperly etched.

In the Climax, when Chari turns Narasimha and fights with goons, the BGN of “types/kinds of Narasimha avatar” is a big fun!!! Following again Shambho Shiva Shambho … Shiv Shiv Shamho.

What is the purpose & logic for giving no good end to “Athma” thread?

Jr.N.T.R – Needs to take care in costumes department. He is handsome now & this is one of his best looks after Simhadri getup. If he maintains the same, it would be good.

Nayanatara – Think a while, before anyone takes her to the movie, put her conditions of changing her make ups and hairstyles.

Sheela – Needs a good length character, unlike sticking to shaking legs in songs.

Brahmanandam – It would be nice, if he does only selective (good) characters like this for which he is a must & also worth for his career graph, to maintain the legendary reputation.

Vinayak – Seems he is concentrating / depending more on comedy , though it’s good, putting aside all other important aspects of a film is too bad. We have other directors who make only comedy movies.