Film: Masala
Starring: Venkatesh, Ram, Anjali, Shazahn Padamsee
Director: Vijay Bhaskar
Producer: Suresh Babu, Sravanthi Ravi Kishore
Banner: Sravanthi Movies
Music: Thaman
Story
Rahman (Ram) and his sister Sania
(Anjali) lose their ancestral property legally and so they head to
Bheemarajapuram village as their uncle MS Narayana advises Rahman to
work for his employer Balaram (Venkatesh), a landlord. In a panic
situation, Rahman lies about his identity near Balram who doesn’t
tolerate cheating or dishonesty. To cover up a lie, Rahman makes a
series of cover-ups and how does Balaram finds his truth forms the crux.
Performances
Venkatesh is brilliant and he pulled off
the comedy scenes with amazing ease. He plays his role with excellence
it’s a treat to watch him rendering butler English dialogues with quick
sense of comic timing. Venkatesh is back to his forte wholesome family
entertainer with Masala.
Ram is a revelation. He is good at comic
timing and delivering witty one liners. His role as gay and interval
block dance episode are hilarious.
Anjali is decent and has a good screen
presence but she didn’t have ample role to perform. Shazahn Padamsee is
okay and manages to give a noticeable impression in few scenes.
Ali, Jaya Prakash Reddy, MS Narayana are hilarious, Kovai Sarala is loud, Posani is okay and the rest did their bit required.
Technical Analysis
Thaman’s musical scores are mediocre and
a couple of songs Ninnu Chudani, Meenakshi are good on-screens.
Cinematography is neat while Anil Ravipudi’s dialogues are hilariously
entertaining. Screenplay and editing could’ve been better. Production
Values are just ok.
Analysis
Masala as expected is formulaic packed
with entertainment and fun elements. Vijay Bhaskar has stuck to the
original Bol Bachchan script and hasn’t made any major changes. Masala
is the carbon copy of Bol Bachchan and it sticks to the genre mass
entertainer.
The first half moves at good pace and is
enjoyable for its comedy here and there but it’s the second half which
has much engrossing elements. The dialogues are quite entertaining and
Venkatesh, Ram, Jaya Prakash Reddy rocked the screens with their good
comic timing. The action sequences however are poorly choreographed.
Masala had several clichés with confusion dramas that were seen in
recent comedy releases, yet the screenplay packed with entertainment and
silly gags works for the movie.
Venkatesh, Ram’s performances, Anil
Ravipudi’s dialogues and entertaining scenes are assets for the film
while actions scenes, poor VFX works and weak climax are the negative
points.
Final Verdict
Masala is decent enough to entertain comedy film lovers, provided you don’t look for logics…