Aithe

Chandrasekhar Yeleti represents the new face of Telugu cinema. The creativity in the plot, the way the characters are handled and the outcome. You can never predict the next scene of the film, and in fact by the time the movie is over you are completely taken aback by the genius of the script.

I doubt even the film directors from the north can match Yeleti's brilliance. There is so less focus on the songs and dance part that it can be considered international in terms of the treatment carried to the film.

He probably is the only director who can close to direct a film closer to "Chinatown(1974)". It is the screenplay of such a convoluted script that holds you on till the end.

Congrats to him once again for directing such a wonderful film.

I am surprised by watching this movie, intervel suspense is simply stunning. It has everything in perfect, like life and money based dialogues, story and everything.

A must watch and no miss movie.

Its been 15 years the movie released and I still feel this is more 15 years ahead in terms of Quality output. Gunnam Gangaraju and Chandrashekar Yeleti are two unsung heroes of Telugu Cinema who had crafted out a genius Movie by parting ways of regular Tollywood movie format. I salute to their genius mind in giving us such a beautiful movie to remember for life.

Cult classic for people who actually watched it when it was released.

The direction, screenplay to tie you in & unique characterization of each actor, the accent, dialogues, songs, production quality, story.....all were exceptional.

The film's strength lies in its non-linear narrative.

Yeleti's direction is taut and efficient. He masterfully builds suspense, keeping viewers on the edge of their seats with unexpected twists and turns. The film's pacing is excellent, never lingering too long on any one scene. The cinematography, while simple, effectively captures the urban grittiness of Hyderabad, adding to the film's realistic feel.

The performances are uniformly strong. Shashank, Pavan Malhotra, Mohit Chadda, and Sindhu Tolani deliver convincing portrayals of their characters' desperation and vulnerability. Pavan Malhotra, in particular, shines as the ruthless gangster, bringing a chilling intensity to his role.

Skipping an exam and watching this movie was worthy risk. (I cleared the exam later in flying colors)

In these days when one wonders what exactly is attracting the masses to Thelugu movies, Aithe shows all the traits such as sane direction, nice plot, sane action, fresh faces, good music, and excellent direction as reasons why movies should attract crowds. Gangaraaju and Yeleti have done a wonderful job behind the camera while the protagonists, though new to the big screen, have done laudable action.

By staying away from cloyingly archaic trick of 5/6 songs, Gangaraaju & co. have done a great service to sane movie lovers. The only song in the movie is not only melodious but is very apt for the movie, a rarity in Indian movies.

This movie will go down in the history as a milestone but only time will tell if movie makers will try to treat it as a benchmark!