Brahmotsavam

Movie: Brahmotsavam Genre: Drama/Family Budget: 75 crore Box office: est. 63.70 crore Verdict: Disaster.

It's a blockbuster for me. If doesn't did well at box office. Because of weak storyline.

Synopsis: Addala garu, we get it... the world has a lot of good people. But why are all of them in your film?

Movie Review: With Brahmotsavam, Srikanth Addala has tried to deliver a Sooraj Barjatya experience to the Telugu cinema goer. Think very large, very happy families, living in palatial homes, doling out lengthy dialogues on family values. If that's not syrupy enough, there's ample use of pretty people smiling all the time; their prettiness further amplified with all those glossy filters. You saw glimpses of it in Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu. And Brahmotsavam takes this indulgence to the next level - it's about values, values, values and oh, more values. So much so, you can't help but root for the hero's first love, Kasi (Kajal) who dumps him, unable to cope with his saccharine sweet forever-happy family. So much so, it makes us want to ask, Addala garu, we get it. The world has a lot of good people. But why are all of them in your film?

The film starts off by introducing all the "manchi" people in this huge, and "manchi", family. But till the end, there's no explanation why they're all so good. So far, so good. But there's a problem. The director doesn't know what he wants to really convey with all these good people.

One moment, we are thinking the hero (Mahesh Babu), distraught after his father's untimely death, will take on the mantle and keep the family together. The next moment, he's on a whirlwind tour of India, girlfriend (Samantha) in tow, in search of his roots. But wait, she's not even his girlfriend, yet. But that's the least of our problems.

The hero goes around meeting extended family (we never know why), and keeps hopping from Nagpur to Solapur to Haridwar to Kasi and finally, Bangalore. And then he comes back home. Just like that. Nothing really happens, except that somewhere along the way, hero realises he loves heroine. And they kiss.

Mahesh Babu's performance in the pre-interval sequence is the best part of the film. That one shot where he paces up and down, with pain, confusion and despair on his face, all at once, gives you a peek into what Mahesh can do as an actor. Sadly, you don't get to see enough of that. For much of the film, he is just hanging around, smiling and looking pretty. Honestly, we've seen so much of this fawning over Mahesh's fabled good looks that it's boring now, especially when you go as far as to make a little kid ask him if he'll marry her. Rao Ramesh, as usual, gives a stellar act, but what's the use? Everyone else does what's expected.

Moral of the colourful story: A montage of beautiful visuals (Rathnavelu's brilliance), lots of happy people, and frequent song and dance routines may be the perfect ingredients for a 'brahmotsavam', but the end result needn't necessarily be a good film.

In-depth Analysis

Our overall critic's rating is not an average of the sub scores below.

Direction: 2.5/5 Screenplay: 3.0/5 Visual appeal: 4.0/5 Fear Factor: 0.0.

This is probably the worst movie in Mahesh Babu's career. Despite a huge star cast and good performances, the movie doesn't feel any special. Worst thing about the movie was screenplay.

average 1st half,below average 2nd half. congrats #Brahmotsavam Few of the scenes were copied from Venkatesh movies. Untiming songs, Interval with heavy dose of sentiment, Less commercial elements, Poor comedy,No high Point in the story.#brahmotsavam Kajal, Pranitha and now Samantha wooing Mahesh Unbalanced emotions in 2nd half 90's kind of Venkatesh films. Svsc mark first half.. but this time it revolves around a rich family background. father character is big change. Interval 10 Min's...Climax 15 Min's performances excluding these scenes rest all are Addala's worst comparison. Slow placed and too many songs. Interval is awesome and very emotional."Brahmotsavam" has a tried-and-tested story that has been seen in Telugu films several times, but Srikanth Addala's treatment of the subject has made it a perfect family entertainer. Some romantic, comedy and sentimental scenes keep the viewers entertained throughout the movie, but the slow and dragging narration plays spoilsports.

"Brahmotsavam" is about a family comprising a brother (Satyaraj) and his six sisters in Vijayawada and these members are separated, due to some reasons. the brother's son Ajay (Mahesh Babu) sets out to reunite them. How he does it with the help of his sisters-in-law, played by Samantha, Kajal Aggarwal and Pranitha forms the crux of the story. only some scenes in the first half and Mahesh Prescence leads the movie and 2 stars for these. there is nothing in the movie. but if u go with your family. the movie will be worth watching. but for students and couples i recommend not to go. OVERALL ITS NOT A COMPLETE FAMILY ENTERTAINER. BUT IT HAS A MESSAGE THAT WORTH WAITING TILL THE END. FINALLY COMPARED TO SRIMANTHUDU THIS MOVIE IS A HEADACHE. I SUGGEST NOT TO WATCH. ITS WORTH WATCHING IN A TV BROADCAST. :D #BrahmostavamBegins

A terrible film for people like me who are anti-melodrama and anti Telugu serials. Perhaps, it's an excellent film for those who are overtly in family dramas and emotional stuff.

Mahesh Babu's thinking behind sharing the production of the movie makes me seriously question his rationale for choice and his decision making. I am just not OK that an actor of his caliber misused. Also, a comedian of great potential like Vennela Kishore was also not used rightly. Perhaps, he is the only actor in the whole film who brought a smile sporadically. Rao Ramesh emoted well, although purposelessly. Indeed, Rao Ramesh character is the only one I empathized.

Technically, I liked only the song "Nayudolla Inti Kaada" all the rest just did their job for the sake of doing.

I am not wasting any more words or time in this film that's so horrible for me. It's 0/5