Cast: Rajendra Prasad, Kalyani, Chalapati Rao, Siva Parvati, Raghubabu and others.
Credits:
Story - Tammudu Satyam; Dialogues - Khadir; Cinematography - Hari
Anumolu; Editing - Gauthamraju; Music - Koti; Lyrics - Sirivennela
Sitarama Sastry; Presents - K Durgadevi; Production, screenplay and
direction - Kranti Madhav
Banner: Sunshine Cinema
Remarks: It is a nice recollection of events and each
individual will connect at least to one of the scenes in the film. As
the tagline suggests, it is like a good remembrance.
You might have seen a poster or a hoarding with an old man with old
model spectacles standing alone among the beautiful posters with
dazzling and sizzling heroines. He is none other than Rajendra Prasad,
who was once a comedy hero and now standing in a serious posture. After
getting fame with films like Aa Naluguru and Mee Sreyobhilashi, he has chosen a serious character for latest film Onamalu, which is a beautiful film with a perfect tag-line ‘Manchi Gnapakalamlanti Cinema'.
Narayanarao Master (Rajendra Prasad) is unable to adjust with his children, who were doing jobs in US.
Fed up with American culture, he decides to return to his village. The
film starts with the flight reaching India. From there he engages a cab
to his village and recollects his sweet memories in that village with
the cab driver. The entire part
before the interval bang is passed on with the recollection alone. In
this process, he meets some of his old students on his way. However, he
realises how the entire world changed including India with people
following western culture and
here too people have changed their mentalities including his students.
How he makes efforts to enlighten people will form the crux of the film.
Performance: Rajendra Prasad has done his role with ease as he did an aged man's role in Aa Naluguru and Mee Sreyobhilashi.
As his wife, Kalyani has done her job very honestly. They make a very
fair pair. Chalapati Rao, Siva Parvati, Raghubabu and others have also
delivered a justifiable performance for their respective roles.
Technical:
It is the cinematographer Hari Anumolu, who runs the entire story. An
actor only can perform, but it is the cinematographer, who had to give
the necessary effect in his surroundings and provide perfect light effect.
Hari has done it really very well. Gauthamraju's editing is
commendable. Koti's music too is adequate and his background score
surely elevates certain scenes. Writer Khadir has penned fantastic
dialogues, which are jovial and make us realise the life.
Tammudu
Satyam has penned a perfect story based on the memories of a school
teacher, while Sirivennela gave good situation oriented songs to the
film. Director Kranti Madhav has patiently written the screenplay
because the story of the film is a series of events
and piling up all of them in a perfect way. It is the screenplay, which
plays a major role. Kranti Madhav, though a novice, has done a complete
justice to the film.