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Long awaited combo of Mahesh & Thrivikram has materialised in the form of Guntur Kaaram. Athadu and Khaleja though get terrific viewership when aired on TV, during their release, both were not commercial successes. Thrivikram is back after Ala Vaikuntapuramlo, which was a non-SSR industry hit then. Mahesh is on a success streak, though receiving backlash from fans & common audience for doing only message oriented movies. This time it’s a mass masala film to break those shackles.

Story :- Vasundhara (Ramya Krishna) leaves her 10 yr old son Ramana and husband Satyam (Jayaram) after a fight in the house. Her father cum politician Venakatswamy (Prakash Raj) gets her married to Narayana (Rao Ramesh) and they have a son. With time, Vasundhara grows in politics and is about to get law ministry, when Venkataswamy’s rival in party Kata Madhu (Ravi Shankar) threatens that he will reveal to the world about how she left her 1st son like an orphan and remarried. To counter attack the same, Venkataswamy ask his lawyer Pani (Murli Sharma) is assigned the task of taking a signature from Ramana that he is not heir of Vasundhara and is not expecting anything from the family. Ramana (Mahesh Babu) who is taking after the mirchi yard in Guntur after his father is a rough and rough guy and doesn’t succumb to any pressure or power. Though he misses his mother, never tried to go and see her or meet her. But with Venkataswamy’s approach, he turns rebel and doesn’t sign the documents in whichever way they try. Why Vasundhara left her son and never came back? Did Ramana sign the documents? Form the rest of the story.

Performances :- Mahesh did a terrific job as Ramana and his Guntur accent needs special mention. He was at ease in the mass avatar and he carried the movie on his shoulders. Emotion, Comedy, Fights, Dances, he gave his best in all departments. Special mention for his dances in the movie, he had put lot of efforts and dedication. Though have less screen presence Ramyakrishna and Jayaram did decent job whenever on screen. Prakash Raj was monotonous as we have seen such roles and performances from him before. Sree Leela was there for dances and glamour and she gave her best. Eshwari Rao is superb as aunt, with her action and Guntur diction. Vennela Kishore brings the comic relief. Murli Sharma is good.

Technicians :- Simple story and screenplay, but with good dialogues and performances makes Guntur Kaaram a watchable masala entertainer. It may not look like a proper Thrivikram film or Mahesh’s film, but it looks fresh with both their names tagged to it. Satirical Dialogues of Mahesh were good. Emotional scenes in the climax click well with proper justification to all that happened from start of the movie. Action episodes are not great, just okayish. Songs and background score should have been better.

Positives :-

Mahesh

Dialogues

Climax

Negatives :-

Action parts

Not crispier runtime

Summary :- Guntur Kaaram has all the ingredients in right proportions which are required to make a perfect mass masala commercial film. No vulgarity, no violence, no adult content.

Photos : Mahesh Babu at Guntur Kaaram Pre Release Event 🌶️