Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005) User Reviews

Nice one.... Good Job!

[pulipaka_as · 8/10 · 10 September 2005]

The Ayithey team has done it again. Nice plot, sane direction and good music, all rare in Thelugu movies, make this movie a must-see for a Tollywood fan. Jagapathi Babu, Charmie and the Ayithey guy have done a good job in front of the camera while the director and his team did an equally laudable job behind. KeeravaNi came up some fresh music that works in tandem with the story.

A starking feature of this team's movies seems to be the earthly manner of portraying characters. Also the dialogues are so colloquial that a normal person can very well feel the intensity and tone. Some scenes like the Jagapathi Babu's jostling scene near the end were captured with a very real touch, like in a documentary.

Dealing with issues of drugs and bigotry, the movie stands apart from typical run of the mill Thelugu movies that don't qualify even to appear on websites like IMDb. Go watch it IN A THEATRE... please encourage at least the good film makers!

I feel like hugging the director...and the writers...and the actors...and the music composer...and the camera men...

[screen-name-1 · 9/10 · 11 July 2008]

Summary: Anukokunda Oka Roju ("One Day, Without my Knowledge...") is a Telugu film directed by Chandra Shekar Yeleti. The plot centers around a young woman named Sahasra. She attends a party with some friends and wakes up later in her own house, not remembering what happened that night. A series of mysterious events prompts her to enlist the help of a police officer to figure out what went on between the time of the party and the time she woke up.

Review: One of the saving graces of Telugu cinema, the main attraction of this film is the plot. In these days of heroes, star power, and mass films, this movie brings something very rare: a realistic main character. You also have to give it props for not focusing totally on romance with a female lead, like many other heroine-oriented films tend to do. While being innovative (for a Telugu film), the movie also does its job: keep the audience entertained. I was treated to some two hours of suspense, comedy, quirky characters, a little action here and there, and (of course) song-and-dance numbers. The best of masala film. The acting is done surprisingly well. Where many directors would have gone for melodramatic über-acting, Yeleti uses much more subtle, realistic dialogue. Except for a couple of scenes where Charmy goes overboard. Otherwise, wonderful.

In conclusion: Watch It. Go to the theater right now, I DARE you to not like it.

Great Movie Fantastic Screen Play

[buddys-3 · 9/10 · 2 February 2006]

Fantastic movie,great story and a greater screenplay.Much better than the trash that Telugu filmdom has been reeling out last few years and a welcome break from the trashier Rayalaseema theme mayhem.A refreshing movie from the same team which made Aithey.Songs are really nice ,melodious and quite hummable.Jagapathi Babu in the role of a corrupt police officer with shades of gray,Charmy and cab driver with the glasses were really good.Pavan Malhotra has a very small role and suited the role to a T- that of a swami.This movie looks like its been inspired by the David Koresh character of the Waco,Texas infamy.Over all its a lovely indie movie and as I mentioned before a must see movie.

A Perfect and Flawless SuspenseThriller

[mutyalarao-1 · 10/10 · 14 October 2008]

It is a wonderful thriller movie I had ever seen in this whole earth. Such a perfect script. Though the First half seems to be moving a bit slow, the mystery starts unfolding in the second half justifying and answering every single question left earlier in the beginning. The screenplay is awesome.

A struggling singer(Charmy) stays with her father and step-mother in Hyderabad. Amidst the inimical treatment from her step-mother, she leads a normal and modest life of studying and singing in chorus for part-time. She wants to get a break as a full-time singer. All goes well until one day she finds a strange conversation involving voices of two strangers and hers, recorded in her tape-recorder(which he always carries in her hand-bag). She is taken aback with this and later finds that one whole day had passed without her notice. The plot gets interesting with a series of puzzling events haunting her. She even finds a group of people trying to kill her. The story takes a twist with the cop(Jagapathi babu) and a taxi driver(Sasank) joining her to investigate "the missing day".

Its a must-see movie!!!

Anyday, Anywhere I will give a 10 to this movie!!

ChandraSekhar Yeleti did it again after Aithey!!

Kudos to him!!

A rare gem in Telugu cinema

[vkrishna-69866 · 10/10 · 4 March 2020]

This movie gives you a certain feel and mood very well written and the color theme like black,brown,red which is used in accordance to the story and characters simply blows your mind ...this movie has some plot holes but the brilliant direction and proceedings make you overlook it this is how you make a thriller

Different!!

[gult · 9/10 · 3 December 2005]

Its great to come across a really good no-nonsense Telugu movie! Charmee's a charmer and she is super fresh here. She handles her role with great panache. This will be her role of a lifetime. Jagapathi Babu's part suits him very well as a coy cop. This movie is good because it carefully avoids all the excesses that other "mass" Telugu movies mindlessly indulge in. There are no corny dialogues to make you cringe. The director does a fantastic job handling the comedy as well as the dramatic parts. The music is quite soothing and not the regular cacophony that we come across in routine Telugu flicks. All the songs blend smoothly into the plot. The dialogues are very realistic and the kind you and I can relate to. Watching this film reminded me of 'Kshana Kshanam', another masterpiece. The director seems to have been obviously inspired by it.

The plot is airtight overall, although the ending may seem a stretch to some. I wonder how this movie did at the box office though, as it is "class" as opposed to "mass". Its sad to see good movies not being appreciated by the general public. I haven't watched 'Aithe', by this director yet, but I certainly will, now.

Great One

[Dhaval_Forever · 9/10 · 18 August 2021]

It's Gem Of Telugu Cinema great Suspence Thriller Movie.....

Very commercialized

[prasanthmaverick · 7/10 · 30 August 2019]

This movie is more of a commercial movie than a thriller movie. The director could've avoided many songs in this movie. The concept of the movie was very new to the cinema at that time. We could enjoy this movie very much even if it gets released today.

When three different people tried to kill you on three different places and three different days of the same week, you wouldn't be singing songs and dancing in the rain along with kids. This movie has a lots of silly elements like this throughout till the end. But the story and screenplay kept the movie going.

I feel the director has inserted comedy clips into the scenes every once in a while to prevent the audience from boredom. But this made the movie to lag and the movie would've entertained a lot more without those silly jokes.

Neonoir films were rare in telugu cinema, this is great

[murali-82761 · 10/10 · 5 March 2024]

After watching this movie. One day At my school age ,I saw some 2 ppl doing some type of spiritual practise. In an abondoned house while in a noon summer day in my village.

And i saw the window of another abondoned house with tied up with some spiritual pracise red cloth .

In my school age i thought all movies were shoot in near by my village haha . I thought that place belongs to them ( spiritual pracise ppl from movie) and i always afraid while passing from that house in my village.

THE IMPACT OF MOVIES AND POWER OF STORY TELLING ALWAYS IN OUR MINDS.

AFTER THE UNDERSTANDING OF STORY TELLING FROM YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF THIS FILMS. I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS FILM.

NEO NOIR FILMS WERE RARE IN TELUGU, PLEASE BRING US MORE.

Great Movie

[rajashekar · 10/10 · 6 June 2006]

My words were WOW!!, after I watched this movie. Excellent movie in recent times!!! It seems like there is hope left that even Tollywood can produce a masterpiece like this. The movie provides everything - stupendous direction, each and every character very well crafted, timely songs, and mainly the suspense thats not let out till the end of movie. You are made to think about various things about the climax of the movie, and at the end entirely a very different outcome is shown. Honestly, I never thought Jagapathi Babu had such talent in him. He was quite amazing in the movie. The same thought about Charmi. I personally like her cute face. I have to agree that the guy from "AIYTHE" was just perfect for the cab driver role. The movie left me with a good feeling, and thanks to all those who made the movie a great success. So if you haven't watched the movie, its about time to do so!!

Anukokunda Oka Roju

[santhosh-10290 · 5/10 · 5 September 2021]

Good Movie. Everybody acted well in the movie. BGM in the movie was not so good. The movie was not at all interesting and thrilling at 1st half because of many unwanted scenes. The movie was interesting and thrilling at 2nd half. Good Movie.

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[zkzuber · 9/10 · 13 August 2022]

I accidentally came across this movie and thought of giving it a try since I am not from South had not seen any movie of the actors so far. The hero of the movie is the story and the director, the story is something different and presented very well the viewers don't loose the interest. Even though I have not completed the movie twenty minutes is still left but i recommend it.

One of The Most Unique Thrillers in Telugu

[IdlyViswanath · 10/10 · 13 June 2022]

Anukokunda Oka Roju is a more unique thriller in Telugu films which came in a time where the mass masala films were dominating. The film didn't perform up to the mark at the time, but clearly it has stood as a cult classic today. The cult classic status is definitely well deserved for this film which creates a thrilling film that keeps you asking questions. Chandrasekhar Yeleti has created a masterclass thriller for the Telugu audience.

Charmee is apt for the role as Sahasra and she plays the strong, soft role quite effortlessly and makes us worry about what happened the night she doesn't remember. Jagapthi Babu is hilarious in his role, he makes the movie a fun watch and puts all his egos aside to play the part wholeheartedly. Shashank is another breath of fresh air. Harshavardhan, Sivannarayana, and other actors generate good laughs to keep up invested in the movie and help develop the main characters. All the reveals and obstacles faced by the characters make us tense and worry.

This is the kind of output I expect and wanted to see more from Chandrasekhar Yeleti, hope he can bounce back to those days and deliver offbeat films which aren't worried about commercializing. He delves into some touching topics like drugs and cults in this film.

Overall a must watch movie for all Telugu movie lovers, especially if you like thrillers.

Movie with a good plot and an equally good narrative

[umamahankali · 8/10 · 2 January 2006]

This movie starts off slow, but picks up the pace and engrosses the viewers soon enough. You cannot piece the puzzle together until almost the last 20 minutes, and some scenes seem disconnected until the time of the realization. But, yet, the realization is not an "aha" moment, but a "oh. .is that so".. So, some parts of the plot seem contrived. But compared to the run of the mill telugu movies, this is a lot .. i mean a lot, better.

Narrative, screenplay and direction are good. Like another user mentioned earlier here, there is a documentary touch to some shots. Narrative seems a bit slow at times, but it could be because the pieces seem disconnected.

Charmy did a good job, both as the free spirit initially, the terrified/worried one later.. She also did a good job as the drugged one, but there she seemed to imitate the terrific portrayal of sridevi in "vasantha kokila"..

Jagapathi babu and the hero did a good job too. The "school master" character was funny and had us in splits. Good pun in the over-enthusiastic English was well written - like "u want to come inside from outside", "u dance , i glance"..

All in all - a movie that is definitely recommended.