Vachadu Gelichadu – Jiva Fails to conquer this time

	Release date: 16 September 2011
	musicheavens.com Rating : 2.5/5
	Director : Kannan
	Producer : K.S.srinivasan
	Music Director : Thaman
	Starring: Jeeva, Tapsee and others

Jiva has tasted success in Andhra Pradesh with his earlier venture ‘Rangam’. The movie was so successful that it ran for 100 days in some places in Andhra Pradesh. Now Jiva has hit the screens again along with Tapsee with ‘Vachadu Gelichadu’. The movie was directed by R.Kannan and K. V.Films bought the Telugu rights. Let us see how the movie fares.

Story: ‘Vachadu Gelichadu’ is the story of Arjun (Jiva), who travels to Mumbai to meet a powerful Don who goes by the name Ramana (Nanda). Arjun desperately tries to meet the Don to narrate his love story with Anjana (Tapsee). There is a strong unknown connection between Arjun and Ramana.

Once the connection becomes known and the true nature of Arjun’s visit becomes known to Ramana, the confrontation starts. Arjun plays a series of political games and carries out some sting operations against Ramana’s businesses.The Police department turns up the heat on Ramana and he is forced to run. A livid Ramana seeks to kill Arjun for revenge.

Does Ramana kill Arjun? What is their connection? And why does Arjun want to narrate Anjana’s story to Ramana?

What is good: The twists are quite unexpected and especially the twist before the climax is truly and completely stunning. There is no way of guessing that. Jiva does a good job as Arjun and his histrionics are classy. Tapsee shows some skin and looks good on screen.

Nandha walks away with the honours in the acting department. His performance as the powerful Don Ramana is quite a treat to watch.He is intense and focused,but shows subtle hints of vulnerability where required.

‘Anjana Anjana’ is a beautiful duet that has been captured well on screen. The first half goes pretty smoothly with some nice comedy and decent screenplay. Santhanam’s comedy in particular is very effective as he essays the character of the bumbling cook ‘Delhi’ to perfection.

What is bad: The story line is wafer thin. The second half is a major drag and tests the patience of the audience. Songs keep intruding at important junctures to spoil the flow of story.Though the twist at the end is very good, the way it has been integrated into the story leaves a lot to be desired.

Tapsee needs to drastically improve her acting capabilities or she will stagnate in her career. Especially in scenes that require anger and emotion, Tapsee’s immaturity is quite visible.

Technical Departments : Cinematography is an asset to the film. The locales are captured very well and the movie is a visual treat.Thaman’s background score is pretty good but songs are not upto the mark.Editing is not upto the mark and is quite choppy.

Screenplay takes a big hit in the second half. That is a major disadvantage for the film. A tighter screenplay would have worked wonders for the film.

Fights and songs were choreographed well.

Verdict: A promising first half is wasted due to poor screenplay and too many songs in the second half. The movie loses the plot completely and one gets the feeling that Kannan didnt know what was going on. The climax twist is good, but it has not been integrated well into the story. Vachadu Gelichadu will not survive very long at the box office, especially in B & C centers. Watch it without any expectations and you might enjoy a few good moments.

- bujji

musicheavens.com Rating : 2.5/5

5 – Flawless
4 – Must Watch
3 – One Time Watch
2 – Wait for the DVD
1 – Stay Away

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