Junior Movie Review: The film marks the acting debut of Keerthi Reddy, son of politician Gali Janardhan Reddy. Therefore mounting buzz for the movie-promotions mainly driven by the catchy track Viral Vaiyari-were huge. Directed by Radhakrishna Reddy, who has been associated with the project for three years, the film attempts to intertwine emotional drama, corporate politics, and family sentiments. Sadly, it results in a woefully predictable disappointment.Come look at the entire analysis.
Set in Vijayanagaram, the story begins with Kodandapani (V. Ravichandran), a financially struggling villager whose wife dies giving birth to their son, Abhi (Keerthi Reddy), on a bus. Abhi grows raising a wall, a wall that grows between him and all memories of his mother’s face before the age of six years; meantime, he tries to collect 60 years of ‘memories’. He joins up with a corporate firm, where he gets infatuated with Spurti (Sreeleela) and clashes against his boss Vijaya (Genelia). The narrative then spirals into the confusing depths of twists, turns, and shocked betrayals as Abhi’s self-conditioning leads him to attempt his own undoing-Vijaya’s very dream of being the newly crowned CEO of the corporate empire. Only then does he uncover a shocking truth about her identity. The film’s emotional weight-here the import behind a lot of surprises-comes lacking in originality.
One can say that with all its passionate efforts, it raises doubts about the film’s very merit for the imminent creativity. The sooner-called story has extensive inputs from historical hits like Maharshi and Bheeshma, without there being anything extra on offer for the fresh. There is queue after queue of predictably set ones, plenty of emotionally deprived scenes, and an underwhelming climax. While the narrative may falter, the production values never do. The visuals shine, and the songs, particularly Viral Vaiyari, are fun, despite a lot of scenery chewing by this point.
Heroism is thrust upon Keerthi Reddy multiple times; however, he never injects much depth to any of his expressions. His dancing and fighting sequences are suitable for a debut. Sreeleela’s character was of no use, more so in the second half. Genelia looked gorgeous with an emotional subtext as she made a strong comeback, while Ravichandran weighted the story with his presence. Sadly, supporting actors like Rao Ramesh and Viva Harsha were underutilized.
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Genelia
Production Values
Star Casting
Viral Vaiyari Song
Routine Story
Second Half
Climax
Although Junior tries hard to become a grand debut vehicle, in fact, it becomes a poorly remembered one. A film with a lot of potential, crushed under clichés and dull storytelling.
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