Anando Brahma (2017): A haunted property, a group of people who are being scared by the paranormal activities orchestrated by the dead and a tragic backstory. The template has remained the same for movies in the horror-comedy genre. And Anando Brahma is no exception.But the twist here is what happens when ghosts are scared of human? Plot: Ramu (Rajeev Kanakala) comes down to Hyderabad from abroad to sell off his parents' house. His friend tells him that the house is not getting right price as it is possessed.A guy comes forward (Srinivas Reddy) to prove that it doesn't have any ghosts. If he proves this, he will get good commission, promises Ramu.He brings three other people (Vennela Kishore, Tagubothu Ramesh and Shakalaka Shankar) who are in need of money to stay in the house.Now the battle begins with the guys and the ghosts (Tapsee and gang). What happens next? My Review: Director Mahi Raghav brings the infamous plot twist of famous Hollywood movie here and adds few hilarious comedy scenes with star comedians.
When the four comedians enter the house to stay there and prove that they don't fear ghosts, entertainment scales high. For nearly thirty minutes in the second half, you can't stop laughing. Director Mahi V Raghav has created such hilarious sequences. More than the story and concept, it is entertainment in the second half that is an asset.Each character has different issues -- Vennela Kishore has hearing problem, Tagubothu Ramesh turns into a different guy once he drinks, Shakalaka Shankar lives in the characters of movies when he watches them on TV.Srinivas Reddy has a hole in his heart and he has to laugh when he gets scared as part of "reverse emotional therapy". These problems are used effectively to generate laughs when the ghosts try to scare these guys.
The film completely belongs to Shakalaka Shankar, Tagubothu Ramesh, Vennela Kishore and Srinivas Reddy as they make the episodes riveting.Shakalaka Shankar is the show stealer with his terrific imitations of famous personalities.Especially Ramdev Bab's one is one of the most funniest scenes of all time.
The major drawback is that except for that specific half and hour film,rest of it is trash.First half and climax is entirely negligible.Except for first 10 minutes of first half,rest is so boring.The flashback episodes of comedians are boring and another flashback at the climax tries to evoke emotions but turns out to be a major break to laugh-riot.
So,Anando Brahma can be watched only for its non-stop laugh riot for almost a half-n-hour in second half.Rest is boring.
My Rating 6/10
