Varsham (2004)

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It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

I just love this movie. Prabhas looks strong and handsome, and Trisha looks pretty, but also average and relatable. The acting in this movie is phenomenal. Gopichand as Bhadranna made a fearsome villain. Prakash Raj as the cunning father is such a good role. He is one of the highlights of the film. Trisha's grandmother also brings good comedy. Of course, you can't forget Sunil and the gang, along with Dharmavarapu Subramanyam. This story has interesting twists, and is very engaging. The songs by DSP are amazing. My favorite songs are Nuvvostanante Nennodantana and Ee Varsham Sakshiga. So good. Trisha and her "best friend" rain are so cute. I have watched this movie more than 10 times because it's so great. Everyone should watch it and love it.

Music: Devi Sri Prasad Director:ShobanThough purportedly this movie is a "freemake" of Hindi movie Tezaab, this movie sets its own pace and has its own allure. The music is extremely good as its scintillates the viewer hinting at an underlying sexuality without actually showing anything and that is exactly what is so alluring about the movie. The song Mellaga Karagani is a must see. The story is simple enough, Venkat (Prabhas) is a youth in search of a job and happens to come to Warangal where he meets Sailaja (Trisha) and falls in love. They meet and have their usual flings. Sailaja's father Ranga Rao is a lowlife. He drinks gambles and borrows. He comes across Bhadranna (Gopichand) the don for Nizam area and borrows money from him. Bhadranna,though,has another interest in lending money to Ranga Rao, he falls in love with Sailaja and wants her for himself. Bhadranna banks on the failure on Ranga Rao's part to repay him and wants Sailaja's hand in marriage. Meanwhile a popular film producer wants Sailaja to be in his movie and Ranga Rao sees this as his chance to repay his money and live his life in luxury. Ranga Rao does not want Venkat to marry Sailaja as he thinks his daughter has a better prospect in future in acting and he plans to break them up by working together with Bhadranna to break her trust of him. Venkat leaves because of Sailaja's lack of trust in him.The film starts off with Sailaja being kidnapped by Bhadranna's men and the film's producer and Sailaja's father coming to Venkat for help getting Sailaja back. The first half is a flashback of all the previous events and the second half is the continuation in present tense as Venakt plans and executes Sailaja's rescue as well as clearing up their misunderstanding. The movie is clichéd as Indian movies tend to be, but the viewer can certainly finish feeling fulfilled.