PANJAA

                                                                 

long years back RGV made antham with nagarjuna. Iam in my degree second year and i loved the movie where others simply made it a outcast.Always its a pain to remember antham was a flop. One of the  best movies made by RGV. The paradox is with little change he made satya , it went on to become a  cult classic. Antham remains one of my favourites.

More or less similar Panjaa brings back the memories of antham .The shots photography gunfights and a calm but ruthless protagonist. Ironically the plot resembles antham in a lot of way. The same conflict between the mentor and the disciple is brought up here too. The only difference is a fear quotient among producers that it may not appeal and hence forced comedy and scenes in the second half.

the comparison ends here.Antham is lot better in screenplay and presentation.

Then what makes panjaa appealing? rather interesting.

The behaviour of a confused hero. Unlike mafia movie dramatics the hero simply falls for the girl and there after works out for his love. the girl never becomes point of conflict like antham and there the story differs. Jai of Panjaa is having his friends and normal unlike raghav of antham. Jai is very much loyal to his mentor where as raghava has no such attachment to any one concerned.

These points of loyalty and ones own life are the base for panjaa. And it begs to differ from regular stereotype.The movie steps into pace when the mentor asks his disciple to extend his loyalty to his son and the later is not ready. Situations force the two to turn against each other and the protagonist is torn between loyalty and himself.

Pawan kalyan should be commended for doing a director backed role. HE controls himself and comes out with an appreciable performance. Jackie shroff as the mentor deliver a powerhouse performance. and new comer adivi seshu as the mentor's son dominates the screen whenever he is on the screen.

Photography is top notch and music (both songs and background) is of high quality. Dialogues are pretty good. Telugu cinema now has writers who are writing heart felt and touching dialogues.This movie has such in good numbers.

లాభం కోసము చేస్తే వ్యాపారము పుణ్యము కోసము చేస్తే దానము ఏమి ఆశించకుండ చేస్తే సాయము

నేను చావుకి భయపడి వెళ్ళిపొవట్లేదు. చంపేస్తానన్న భయముతో వెళ్ళిపొతున్న

నేన్నిక్కడికి రావడానికి నువ్వు కారణము కాదు. నేను వెళ్ళిపొవడానికి నువ్వు కారణము కాదు.

Now its definite that the readers of this review will feel whats great in these lines. The thing is these dialogues are simply told in the films complex scenes. There is no preachy stuff. They elevated the scenes to the maximum effect. such simply written stuff is another merit of this film.

Now what makes panjaa weak. again the falsified star worship. In the entire second half  I was surprised to see the hero jumping frantically to a mad tune. The protagonist sudden mood switches from jubilant to moody are patches on the entire characterization. When the hero is  lost in a sea of strangers and trying to secure himself you find deviations in form of brahmanandam and co. We are type casting brahmanandam  and he is a victim of stars searching for hits. The entire second half instead of concentrating on the main plot puts itself on regular cliches. And as a result the penultimate scenes run in a hurry leading to a urgency in ending.

And it turns out to be a sour taste in the main course after a well served starter.

No doubt the director has done a good job. The way the protagonist fears himself looking in the mirror in the second half clearly explains the directors ability. The thread of hero looking into mirror in different situations may not be unique but  used here in a continuance. Most of the conversations are economical and hence visually a treat as much is to be conveyed through eyes. The eye conversation between Atul kulkarni and Pavan kalyan stands out. 

In the final scenes pawan says "దాదా! విషయము మనిద్దరి మధ్య." to jackie shroff. Yes the film is a conflict between a man who sheltered a mother less child and a child whose loyalty is only to the man who saved him.And sadly once the conflict is established and you are expecting a thriller, you come across  -a romance- a forced comedy-regular hero stunts etc., And when the thrill begins it ends so soon that you wonder what you saw---a good first half or a compromised second half or a regular stereotype. 

The Protagonist has a good habit.He sets out time for his work on a stop watch and completes his works on schedule. No deviations when in his work.He even cuts the call from his lady love when in work. The director should have implemented the same for the movie.