Ali entered the Telugu film industry as a child artiste, grew up to become a comedian and then graduated to the main lead in films like Yamaleela and Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters which were good comedies and performed well at the box office. Director S.V. Krishna Reddy, who gave Ali a break, also got him to develop his own unique style of dialogue delivery that marked him out as an outstanding comedian.
Writer Jonnavithula has tried his hand at direction with this movie that has a good message with some humour and love peppered throughout. The age old message that hard work will always pay and no one should be slothful and lazy has been neatly packaged and presented for the new generation by the writer-turned-director.
Sombabu comes from a well-to-do family and is lazy but intelligent. His friends too are ne'er-do-wells, drifting aimlessly through life. Though Sombabu is intelligent and very capable, he doesn't complete his graduation, nor does he attempt to work for his living. Noting this, two conniving village elders, Jayaprakash Reddy and Jeeva, grab his properties. Even after this, Sombabu does not wake up to reality; the baddies then decide to grab the remaining properties that Sombabu still owns.
In the meantime, Sombabu falls in love with Rohini (Ruksha), daughter of a real-estate magnate (Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam). At this point, the villains hatch a plan to drive away Sombabu and implicate him in a temple theft. When Sombabu tells Rohini he loves her, she rejects him, saying that not only is he a no-good wastrel, he is also a thief. While he is recovering from the shock of his lady-love's judgement of his character, the police carry him off to interrogate him.
From here, Sombabu, with the help of a kindly police officer, extricates himself from a sticky situation and sets out to prove himself in life. He gets a job with Rohini's father and from here on, the story takes an upswing. What are the pitfalls that the newly reformed hero faces? Is he able to win Rohini's hand? Will the villains be brought to book?
Ali scintillates in his role, first as an unruly youth, then as a hard-working young man who realizes his follies. The director has maintained the right modulations for the hero's character throughout the movie. Newcomer Ruksha can improve her performance greatly; having started her career with a consummate comedian, she can pick up a lot of tips from him.
The hero's no-good vagabond friends are played by Srinivasa Reddy and Duvvasi Mohan. Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam gives a good performance as the dignified father of the heroine. M.S. Narayana's comedy is masterful. Tanikella Bharani, Jayaprakash Reddy, Jeeva, Benarjee give above-average performances. Paruchuri Gopalakrishna again acts as a politician whose dialogues on the political system are heart-rending.
Singer-turned-music director Mano has given some traditional melodies with two songs penned on social causes being very good, both in terms of lyrical value and composition.
M.V. Raghu has given some excellent footage of the Dubai skyline with standard cinematography for the songs. The movie could have had a faster screenplay as the tempo is uneven at times. The movie is a very good attempt at bringing a very boring message to the youth of today in a very entertaining and colourful package
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