Arundhati (2009)

Director:

Kodi Ramakrishna

Writer:

Ramana Chintapally (written by)

Release Date:

23 January 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

In flashback, we go back three generations. Arundhati is descendant of the Gadwal ruling dynasty. It is agreed that she will marry Rahul...

Cast

Deepak	...	Rahul
Satyanarayana Kaikala	...	Bhupathi Raja
Manorama	...	Chandramma
Anushka Shetty	...	Arundhati / Jejamma
Sayaji Shinde	...	Anwar
Sonu Sood	...	Pasupathi

Country:

India

Language:

Telugu

Color:

Color

Certification:

India:A

Company:

Mallemala Entertainments

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where the car gets locked on railway tracks, after Anushka jumps out of the car you can see blood on her cheeks and mouth and in the immediate next shot after a few seconds you don't see blood on her face and her face looks normal.

Movie Connections:

References Shi mian mai fu (2004)

1980's Ramsay's movie gets a CGI makeover

Don't get me wrong - "Arundhati" is a good movie and a definite one-time watch material. It is based on similar lines of "Chandramukhi" and perhaps a yardstick. The plot unfolds at various points ensuring the audience is engaged at all times. Arundhati draws laurels on two aspects - the technical and the performances. Being a horror movie it effectively manages to scare the living daylights at many places. There is lots of blood, gore and unspeakable, so faint-hearted stay away.

∆‬‬‬ Anuskha Shetty:: Manages to don both the roles of Arundhati/ Jejamma with ease.

∆‬‬‬ Sonu Sood:: The devil reincarnate character is borough to life with his awesome performance. Anushkha & Sonu are the two pillar which the movie rests upon.

∆‬‬‬ Sayaji Shinde:: Convincing performance as usual (and as usual, he is loud!).

∆‬‬‬ The actor who played Rahul:: Your role is shorter than special appearance. Go on and blow your trumpet in your neighbourhood about your blink-and-miss appearance!

However to play devil's advocate - its a 1980's Ramsay Bros storyline. Old wine in new bottle - thanks to the clever narrative, good performances and use of new technology. In fact CGI's are an overkill. In addition, there are quite a lot of creative liberties in the narrative. Had the screenplay been tightened up, it would certainly been a flawless "Chandramuki".

Kodi Ramakrishna is making an sincere attempt to keep his boat sailing in the changing times.