Janatha Garage

Unlike other movies, JG is not Hero Centric film. In this movie "Janatha Garage" itself plays a main role where justice is served to the people in need. Mohanlal essayed the role of a people's man in good way while Jr NTR again shown new variation as a Nature Lover & environmental sciences student, NTR excelled his role very neatly with fresh Screen Presence, the Simple Attire of NTR like a normal guy to next door, new voice modulation all worked out well for Anand (JNTR) Character.

Mohanlal & Jr NTR excelled once again where their performance is concerned. Samantha, Nithya Menon got limited roles but got some scope to act, Rajiv Kanakala got very Gud character while other artists like Suresh, Devyani, Unni Mukundan, Saikumar..all had done their job gud. The camera work done by Thiru is top-notch and Art work done by AS Prakash were very huge. Music by Devi Sri Prasad is Nice but not upto Janatha Garage mark as it has huge canvas he didn't matched that level but BGM in some scenes is very Good, all songs are situational based and lyrics by Ramajogayya Sastry are Superb for Rockon Bro, Pranamam songs. Story - screenplay - direction by Koratala Siva, he got very nice subject and he almost succeeded in making it. Editing is Not Great, some unnecessary lengthy scenes can be edited but they kept full scene as it is, but Editing those scenes would have make the movie more crispier. Coming to Dance, we all know that NTR is one of the Best Dancers in India. Pakkalocal b/w Kajal, NTR came out very well where it gave good boosting for mass audience.

Jr NTR is to be appreciated as his greatness lies in letting Mohanlal also dominate the film. No other Telugu star hero would have allowed such a dominant and powerful role of Mohanlal to co-exist in a story. This film is a must watch with family where it got all ingredients like Family Drama, Emotions, Comedy, Action, Social Awareness.

Jr. NTR delivered a commanding and restrained performance, deviating from his typical action-hero image. He portrays a nature-loving environmental activist with depth and emotional gravitas. His screen presence, particularly in intense and emotional scenes, received widespread praise. He balanced the action sequences with more subtle emotional moments, showing versatility. Mohanlal, the Malayalam cinema legend, brought an air of dignity and power to his role as the head of the Janatha Garage. His understated performance elevated the film, and his natural acting style added authenticity to his character. His combination of quiet authority and fatherly warmth made him a standout. The chemistry between Mohanlal and Jr. NTR was a highlight. Nithya Menen, though in a limited role, delivered a solid performance. Her portrayal of a strong, independent woman added depth to the film. Despite not having a very lengthy screen presence, she brought freshness and grace to the narrative. Samantha's role was primarily as the romantic interest, and while she did her best with the part, it didn't allow her to showcase her full acting range. Nevertheless, she shared good on-screen chemistry with Jr. NTR and delivered in the emotional scenes. Jr. NTR's matured portrayal and Mohanlal's towering presence were the film's backbone. Nithya Menen and Samantha did well with their respective roles, though the narrative leaned heavily on the male characters. While the supporting cast played their parts convincingly, it was the lead actors that truly shone.

First of all, I want to say I like the storytelling style of Koratala Siva and I like his previous films. Mirchi was a good action movie (starring Prabhas) and Srimanthudu was also not a bad movie. The last one is not great but above the average. After these two commercially successful movies he came to us with Janatha Garage. This is one of the most anticipated movies in this year in Telugu cinema. Junior NTR has a good record in this year. His previous release "Nannaku Prematho" was a critically acclaimed movie and also a hit in Telugu box office. So for this movie we were so excited and were eagerly waiting for this.

As one of the most anticipated movies, I am not telling this is a bad movie. The first half is a little bit slower and needed more catchy scenes. Slow paced tone of the first half may be will bore you. But Junior NTR's powerful screen presence and very eminent dialogues bend you with the story. After the interval, you will experience the full pace and the suspense which will drive you to the end. I am not revealing the story but there is a hidden story which will unlock in the second half. Engaging but not new. Common suspense and thrill with the story and sometimes it is predictable.

Performance wise Junior NTR is the heart of this film and Mohanlal also has done a good job. But excellent acting and screen presence of NTR shadowed all other's performance. The direction of the movie is very average and nothing new. Music is average and not up to the mark. Script and screenplay are choppy and sometimes predictable and needed more shape of the story. Editing is not so good and for this sometimes the scenes continuation missed the clarification and it is like the scenes are jumped and overlapped.

Maybe it will be a record breaking opening at the box office and I assume this will be one of the biggest hits in this year but it could have been better and would be a gem if the director should be concentrated those things which I mentioned above.

Janatha Garage is a movie which boldly lacks key entertainment elements that are comedy and good dialogues.However, the movie still pleases somewhat with a realistic emotion. The movie cannot even be tolerated for the second time but if you watch the movie not expecting comedy and good dialogues, you are likely to appreciate the direction of Koratala Siva and acting prowess of Mohanlal and NTR.

The movie bears the story of helping the society which seems to be a common theme in the movies of Koratala Shiva. The story seems very familiar and cliché but few elements in the storyline seem new and realistic only due to the realistic direction and acting.

Negatives:

No attention on details ( for example on showing Bomb blasts, Rajeev Kanakala's reason for denial), ridiculously boring dialogues, lack of sense of humor for any character.

Positives:

Humility NTR has depicted in contrast to his previous movies, complete acting team,direction.

Positives- 1.) Direction and script 2.)Mohanlal and Jr.NTR 3.)Cinematography 4.)Action choreography 5.)Good environmental message 6.) Powerful Bg score 7.)Edits 8.)The emotions in the film is carried all along the second half properly without any flaws.

9.)Powerful Dialogues Negatives- 1.)Climax- It ended in a clichéd style.

2.)Villains- They weren't that scary and they all looked dumb and not powerful for a good action movie.

3.)Cliched scenes mixed in first half and second half.

Is it a must watch? May not come as a must watch for those who are looking for a story driven movies. If your a action movie's fan or family drama emotional movies fan then this movie will work out for you. Otherwise its a good watch which may not disappoint you if your going with high expectations.

Overall- Its a well executed movie with Mass masala and good message for our society.

My rating- 3.7/5 (Very good emotional action drama) Fore more reviews on all language movies go to- Ridinbal movie reviews