Maryada Ramanna review

Cast: Suneel, Saloni, Nagineedu, Brahmaji, Rao
Music: MM Keeravani.
Director: Rajamouli.
Release Date: July 23, 2010.

Rating Above Average

Maryada Ramanna is the story of a plain-hearted man Ramu who is being chased by factionists for a murder committed by his father. The girl whom he meets on the train reveals she is in love with him and Ramu who until then was running for his life resolves to stand by her and also wins the enemy's heart. The love angle is just a part of the story where as the entire film shows how the protagonist escapes from the sword that hangs precariously on his neck.
It is a nice sweet story, and seems like it's been tailor-made for Suneel. With the filmmaker revealing the storyline much in advance there is hardly anything to expect. The director does away with popular comedians and allows the situations to bring in comic relief but that is too sparse. The highpoint of the film is the climax in which the story gets dramatic and the lead pair drown you in a whirlpool of emotion.

Suneel as usual never disappoints with his dances and always cashes in on any opportunity to display his ease in foot work. The song 'Ammayi Kitiki Pakkana' makes a pleasant watch. So Suneel succeeds once again in wanting to be something more than just a comedy guy, he might get more chances of doing more serious roles. Saloni makes a refreshing return, dishes out a convincing performance and Nagineedu as the villain is just apt for the role. The supporting artistes help in showing that the story other than having a whole heap of running, has some real characters though they threaten to be clichéd and prosaic.

Brahmaji comes out with his character effectively, his work as a man in dilemma, doubt, hesitation has been sincerely portrayed. Because of the nature of the plot, the movie tends to look long, there is nothing that thrills or excites you..it's just a good story that follows a formula with the director consciously avoiding missteps instead of making an extra effort to figure out what's missing. With less sheen, shine, cheer, excitement and absence of star power, the filmmaker banks on his story and it needs to be seen if it ticks at the box office. Technically, nothing to complain about, the film is nothing more than an average watch.