Thursday, October 2, 2008

Rainbow movie review


STARRING : Rahul, Sonal chouhan, Sindu Menon, Sunil and others

MUSIC : Nihal
DIRECTOR : VN Adithya
RELEASE DATE : October 2nd, 2008

Below Average

The film Rainbow is quite different from the run of the mill love and youth stories and the director and producer of the film, VN Adithya must be appreciated for daring to make something different. But the film does not manage to create a great impression partly due to the below par performances by the lead actors.

Story:

Shyam (Rahul) is an orphan. He lives in a rented house. The house belongs to Gollpaudi Maruthi Rao. Paruchuri is his son-in-law. Parachuri has a daughter Kamala (Sindhu Menon). Kamala is good looking girl but unfortunately she is both deaf and dumb. She is working as an artist with a paints company.

Swapna (Sonal Chouhan) is the daughter of a stage artist. He had dream of becoming a film actor but could not succeed. So Swapna now wants to fulfill her dad’s wish by becoming a big film actor.

Swapna meets Shyam and he in turn decides to help Swapna fulfill her dream. Shyam helps Swapna to get her portfolio prepared by his friend Sunil, who is a photographer. He also enrolls Swapna in an acting school run by Shiva Reddy. Shyam meets with a major accident and the injury on his head makes him colour blind.

While the colour in the life of Shyam has gone out, Swapna manages to make a big impression in Tollywood and she becomes a successful heroine. The rest of the story is what happens to Shyam’s love for Swapna and what happens to Swapna’s dream of making it big as an actress.

Performance:

Rahul gives a good account but he is still struggling with his mannerism and expressions. There is still a lot of scope for improvement. Debutante Sonal Chouhan is good looking and she does a good job in hr maiden appearance. Sindhu Menon gives a convincing performance as a deaf and dump girl. Shiva Reddy showcases his mimicry and dancing skills effectively.

Gollapudi, Parachuri, Prakash Raj and others are okay. The comedy is just average despite the film boasting of a long list of comedians.

Director SS Rajamouli plays a director in the film. His role is only for a few minutes. Kodi Ramakrishna and Srinu Vytla also flash on the screen briefly. Nihal’s music is okay and VN Adithya manages to create a good impression with his first film as a producer.

The title Rainbow is quite apt for the film. The fate of the film depends a lot on word of mouth publicity. The absence of commercial elements is likely to affect the box office prospects considerably.

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