Film: Chammak Challo
Starring: Varun Sandesh,Sanchita Padukone,Catherine Tresa,Brahmaji
Director: G. Neelakanta
Producer: DS Rao
Banner: Sri Sailendra Cinemas
Music: Kiran Varanasi
Story
A wannabe filmmaker Kishore, played by
Srinivas Avasarala, aspires to make a love story of a different kind. He
runs into professor Apparao (Sayaji Shinde) during a morning jog and
comes to learn about the love story of Shyam and Anshu, played by Varun
and Sanchita, respectively.
Shyam and Anshu fall in love with each
other after constant encouragement from their professor Apparao, who has
evil intentions deep within. Soon, they get engaged and anticipate
living happily ever after. But thanks to fate, Sunaina, an irresistibly
hot woman, played by Catherine Tresa, walks into Shyam's life. And
before you know it, he starts developing feelings for her. What follows
forms the rest of the story.
Performances
In the acting department too, you feel
that the best of the director was missing. Varun Sandesh and Sanchita as
the lead pair struggle in the respective roles. Neither can Sanchita
act, nor can she entice with glamour. On the other hand, Varun Sandesh,
who by now has become repetitive and boring in corny lover boy roles,
should now be open to challenging roles.
We all know why Catherine was cast,
don't we? She woos the audience with her glamour, but doesn't even move a
muscle when it comes to acting. Sayaji Shinde and Srinivas play their
respective parts quite well, while Vennela Kishore gives us reasons to
laugh.
Technical Analysis
Cinematography is okay while the musical
scores are unimpressive except the Chandamama Pai song, editing seemed
to have taken a toll on the film. With tighter editing, the film might
have kept the interest in the audiences alive. Screenplay is ineffective
and direction is mediocre.
Analysis
Filmmaker G. Neelakanta, a National
award winner disappoints big time in his latest Telugu romantic-drama
titled "Chamak Challo". It is that kind of film, which will make you
breathe a sigh of relief as the credits roll down.
The film had the potential to be an
engaging love story, but even before it could leave an impact, the
slackening narrative drains every last ounce of patience from the inside
of the audiences.
Come to think of it, "Chammak Challo"
has nothing new to offer except for some moments of laughter, which by
the way, almost every other film nowadays brings to the table. It is a
mirror image of modern day love story - boy loves girl, boy meets
extremely hot girl, boy develops feelings for the second girl, boy and
the first girl fight over the second girl. Cut to next scene, we have a
cliched climax.
Dig deep into the filmography of Telugu
film industry; you're very likely to find plenty of films with similar
storylines. Having said that, the director takes efforts to narrate the
love story of Shyam and Anshu through the eyes of a third person, which
in this case is Apparao.
There are too many loose ends in the
film. One for instance is Apparao's compulsive desire to make Shyam and
Anshu fall in love, is unsatisfying. Romance between Varun and Sanchita
is bleak because as long as they are together, they are fine, but appear
superficial when they are away from each other. If you are truly in
love, then how could you possibly be ruled by propriety when your
relationship is on the brink of ending?
Final Verdict