Pistha Movie review

Pistha Movie review:
A man comes to the city from a village in search of his lost brother, he gets involved in clashes with gangsters and also falls in love with a beautiful girl. Whether he is successful in locating his brother or not forms the essence.
Story:Set in the backdrop of the Vizag city, the story begins with Murali Krishna (vishal) who hails from Ramchandrapuram village originally and he comes to the city with the sole purpose of locating his brother who runs away from home many years ago. Murali wants to see his mother (Geeta) happy and is determined to get his brother back to the village. As fate would have it, he chances upon Indu (Shriya) and in no time, love blossoms between them. Meanwhile, the search continues but then Murali gets involved into a tiff with the noted gangsters Surya Prakash (Prakashraj) and Guru (kishore). What follows is a sequence of fights followed by the parallel romance with Indu and whether Murali Krishna is successful in locating his brother or not forms the rest of the story.
Artistes and technicians:
Vishal looks muscular and fit, he has done well in the dance and fight departments but then he has not been able to deliver that punch in serious scenes. He needs to work on his expressions a bit. Shriya was awesome and she is worth every penny spent with the glamour show and her oomph. This is a good comeback for her. Prakashraj was competent and did justice to his role while Kishore also was efficient in his act. Tanikella could have been put at a better league of role and he was not used to the fullest potential. Ali was humorous but Krishna Bhagawan was not great. Geeta was regular and Sayaji was effective. The others did not have much to do in this. The director has come up with a routine storyline and there was absolutely nothing that the audience could enjoy in terms of variety. The dialogues were regular, the script did not have much depth and the screenplay was mediocre. Music could not score much and the background score was alright. Cinematography was impressive. Editing could have been better. Art department and costumes did well to make their presence felt.
Highlights:
• Shriya• Technical values• Masala
Drawbacks:
• lack of content• no variety• weak comedy track• Vishal not upto mark in serious scenes
First half and second half::
While the first half is regular with the tales of comedy and time pass sequences, the second half gets into the story and also has seriousness attached to it. Overall, the pace of the movie has been moderate.
Report:Though there was a lot of hype and publicity over this one, the truth remains that there is nothing special or different about the whole movie. It is about time Vishal and his producer brother begin to focus on the script and that too which offers some variety. He has already come up with similar formulae and has scored whatever he can, it is time he takes a different path. The film might appeal to the mass audience and it is due to the presence of Shriya that one tends to spend time inside the theater.
Recommendation:Routine masala treat, nothing special except Shriya