Nani, Madhavi Latha SNEHITUDA Movie review

Cast: Naani, Madhavi Latha, Brahmanandam, Nasser, Kinnera, MS Narayana and others.Banner: Satya Entertainments.Cinematography: Vasu.Dialogues-Lyrics: Bashasri.Editing: Marthand K. Venkatesh.Music: Shivaram Shankar.Presenter: Gemini Film Circuit.Story, Screenplay, & Director: Satyam Bellamkonda.

Release Date: August 07, 2009

Snehituda obviously is about friendship. The film starts on an interesting note introducing Naani, his background. This goes on for quite some time and you are under the impression that this film revolves around his naughty behaviour, his adventures with Madhavi Latha. But even before the first half of the film ends, the story meanders and starts focusing on the heroine. An orphan Naani lives in others' apartments and leads a comfortable life. Don't ask how, he just finds his way into others' homes - without their knowledge at the right time.On one occasion he finds Madhavi Latha too who has run away from home having a flashback to narrate. There is now a baddie from whom Madhavi is wanting to escape from, she even finds herself being sold to a brothel house. Then suddenly Naani helps her, lands at her home and works at creating peace between father (Nasser) and daughter (Madhavi Latha). Wait there is a silly sub-plot too. Nasser has a love interest Apoorva and Naani makes an entry calling himself her son. What happens thereafter is downright ridiculous and predictable.

There is no connection from between the first half of the film and the next. So much history on Naani goes waste. Nasser is shown to be a serious person, addressed as Tiger in the house but he has a past that doesn't gel with the story, leaving his character with no weight. Imagine a daughter having respect for her father and going through a bad marriage just because she doesn't want to hurt him, and on other occasion, she telling Naani about her father's past and allowing him to ridicule Nasser even if it means to bring the father and daughter together.Brahmanandam makes an effort to be funny but that doesn't work.

The director lacks clarity, in showing the relationship the lead pair shares, be it love or friendship. Till you see a duet, you don't realize that the couple is in love. Due to many close-up shots in Nacchavule one didn't notice Madhavi's height but here you can make out clearly that she is short. There is one dialogue that is aimed at her height when Naani says, that people choose America, London but none wish to pick on Sri Lanka.Both the actors did their job convincingly but it is the script that played spoilsport. Faulty screenplay fails to enthuse the viewers, dialogues are routine and feather-weight. You get a feeling that a familiar actress has dubbed for Madhavi Latha. The actress should be allowed to use her voice for getting that distinct feel.Snehituda is not a great film, it just boasts of one number, some casual, good performances by the hero, heroine which is marred by confused plot, inept direction. You lose nothing by not watching the film.