Rushi 2012 Telugu Movie Review

Movie Review : Rushi Rating : 3/5 Banner : Prasad Productions Cast : Arvind Krishna, Supriya Shailja, master Gaurav, Suresh, Ravi, Sanjay, Ranganath, CVL Rao, Snigdha, Solomon Pagadala and Others Music : Don Chandran-Snigdha Cinematographer : Tribhuvan Babu Producer : Ramesh Prasad Director : Raj Madiraju Released Date : February 10, 2012

Story:  A thought provoking tale, the story begins with the life of Rushi (arvind), an orphan who believes in speaking the truth without inhibitions and has a practical approach to life. He joins a medical college and it is here he comes across Pooja (supriya). From a distance, Rushi’s behaviour comes across as attitude but those who know him closer know his real truth. Pooja hates Rushi for his attitude but a sequence of events makes her realize his true nature. Love happens and before it could take off, an incident occurs in the form of the small boy Karthik (master gaurav). Incidentally, Rushi’s life has a strong connection with Karthik. What is that connection and how that changes their lives forms the rest of the story.   Presentation: The director has come up with a revolutionary storyline and while the presentation was pleasant, the narrative was catchy. The dialogues were sensible and had a wit of its own, the script was written with some valid points but screenplay faltered at few places. Background score was intruding but three songs were there for listening. Cinematography was appealing. Editing was required during the second half. Costumes were trendy and stylish while the art department was colorful and natural. Arvind Krishna has come up with satisfactory performance. He needs to groom himself further. Supriya was confident and she catches the eye with her natural sensuousness. She has shown potential. Suresh was elegant. Master Gaurav was cute and gives a heart stealing performance. The support cast did their bit as required and added value.  Conclusion: Firstly, the director must be appreciated for taking up a concept which is rather bold and offbeat. He has done good research on the subject before taking it up. While the first half goes about in a rather youthful and entertaining manner packed with comedy and romance, the second half gets serious and has a strong dose of melodrama and sentiment. Finally, there is also a message to the audience. Given all these parameters, the film cannot be tagged as a commercial potboiler and rated. But it is a film which is a must see for every genre of audience, especially the youth. At the box office, the film is bound to reach profit zone and all it needs is a strong post release publicity.