On a positive note, Sriwass, the director, tried to give all the actors almost equal screen time, which also ended up being his downfall because the characters were not developed fully.
However, there were a few surprises that helped the movie move along. The storyline was filled with old ideas, dialogues that we have seen five years ago. All the other supporting characters: Hamsa Nandini, Chandra Mohan, Pragathi, etc were good. Her character was interesting until she, too, got forced into a typical heroine character. Rakul Preet Singh as the heroine was alright. All three did not have time for their characters to develop and their talents were wasted. Mukesh Rishi, Sampath Raj, Rahul Dev had to share screen time as playing characters with negative shades. Brahmanandam was funny as usual although we have heard these dialogues over and over again. His screen time was shared with Prudhviraj as Boiling Star Bablu who arguably stole the show. The screenplay gives him no room to showcase his talent. A versatile and brilliant actor, he seems to have chosen yet another movie that was the same as his previous ventures. Verdict: Loukhyam or no loukhyam, copying is not being inspired.If you are expecting a brilliant performance from Gopichand, you will be sorely disappointed. Hamsa Nandini sizzles in an all-family item song. Sampath is routine and others are simply there going overboard. Rakul Preet will be remembered for giving a stiff competition to her hero in looking tall. Gopichand in the role of a mind games player strikes the chord for his fans, but he hardly is praiseworthy in a rom-com like this one.
Prithvi Raj as a tv artiste is convincing. There are flashes of creativity here and there and that’s the blessing of having Kona Venkat, Gopi Mohan and Sridhar Sipana in the writing department. A heroine can’t make a calm expression even though she believes that her man may never be seen! The technical values are sub-par and the screenplay fails to pack the punch. Coupled with Chandra Mohan (who is Puppy), Sippy and Puppy strike a better chemistry that the lead pair. With Brahmi accidentally seeing all the wrong scenes, he invites troubles upon himself. The behavior of Babjee makes it clear what is going to be in store in the second half.
The first is packed with nothing more than a series of gags where nobody, except the hero, uses their brains. Venky however can’t hope to marry Chandra Kala, as her brother her other plans. After being slapped by a hero who believes that girls have to be sensitive, she falls in love with Venky after performing an SRK ‘feat’.
After escaping to Hyderabad, he bumps into Chandra Kala (Rakul Preet), knowing full well that she is the sister of a ruthless goon. He comically escapes Babjee’s (Sampath) sister while she is getting married. Venky (Gopichand) believes in using tactics to get things done. The only two places where Brahmi is not seen is in two of the film’s most boring parts – Censor Board certificate and duets. Of course, the only constant factor – whether it is double entendre, comedy, romance, silly villainy, action, music or even end credits - is Brahmanandam. Then there is a whole ecosystem built on the foundations of the only classics that our writers seem to know: Gudumba Shankar, Dhee, Ready, Aata, Denikaina Ready and Doosukeltha. The non-comedy silly villain, who is Warangal’s dread, can’t catch the person he is looking for even though he has got the phone number! As for the gangster, he barely smiles and so we have to assume that the director intends to portray him as a villain and not a comedy villain. Effect: She ends up looking like a vamp instead of a heroine. She walks up to him in a skimpy outfit, says that she is a hottie and even informs him of whose sister she is. There is this girl, the proud sister of a dreaded gangster who wants to insult our hero because he doesn’t swoon over her figure. Needless to say, a film where such an important character chides his unmarried sister for becoming pregnant in the presence of his henchman, and goes ahead with the cunning hero’s solution apparently because he wants to, ironically, secure honor can only be called a mindless entertainer. At one point in this film where the difference between villain and comedian is blurred, Sippy the Brahmi says to the second most important character of the film, “You are a jaffa” (or something to this effect). A reason why Brahmanandam has so forcefully endeared himself to the audience, of late, is that he gives vent to the latter’s feelings/frustrations like no other character.