Banner: Suresh Productions
Release date: 18th February 2004
Cast: Venkatesh, Katrina Kaif, Balaiah, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Tanikella Bharani, Naresh, Ahuti Prasad, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Spectial appierance Gajala (SA) & Smita (SA)
Story - dialogues: Trivikram
Lyrics: Sirivennela & Bhuvana Chandra (Janma Janmala)
Choreography: Raju Sundaram, Raja Sekhar, Krishna Reddy
Co-director: Sudhakar G
Editing: Srikar Prasad
Stunts: Stun Siva
Cinematography: Sameer Reddy
Music: Koti
Producer: D Suresh
Screenplay - direction: Vijaya Bhaskar K
Cast: Venkatesh, Katrina Kaif, Balaiah, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Tanikella Bharani, Naresh, Ahuti Prasad, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Spectial appierance Gajala (SA) & Smita (SA)
Story - dialogues: Trivikram
Lyrics: Sirivennela & Bhuvana Chandra (Janma Janmala)
Choreography: Raju Sundaram, Raja Sekhar, Krishna Reddy
Co-director: Sudhakar G
Editing: Srikar Prasad
Stunts: Stun Siva
Cinematography: Sameer Reddy
Music: Koti
Producer: D Suresh
Screenplay - direction: Vijaya Bhaskar K
Malliswari (Katrina Kaif) is the heiress of Raja of Mirjapur. Her deceased father wrote in his will that she would inherit the property worth 750 crores after she becomes major at the age of 21. The entire property is under the care-taking of Bhavani Prasad (Kota Srinivasa Rao), who wants to inherit the entire property by killing her. As he hatches the plans to eliminate Malliswari, she is sent to Vizag to a relative's place as a normal girl so that she can live with anonymity.
Prasad (Venkatesh) works as bank accountant in Andhra Bank at Vizag. He is a bachelor who has been desperately seeking for marriage alliance for the past seven years. He would be looking at every unmarried girl with dreams in his eyes. Just call him 'Pellikaani Prasad' and he would get instantly irritated. He accidentally meets Malliswari and falls deeply in love with her.
Malliswari is traced by the goons in Vizag and they start running after her. Prasad escorts her and drops her safely in Hyderabad. To know what happened next, you must watch Malliswari on a big screen.
Artists Performance
Venkatesh: It's a typical role for Venkatesh and he donned it with uttermost ease and finesse. His comedy timing is impeccable. He put on a little bit of weight and it added to the characterization of bachelor (mudiripoyina bendakaya). The director should get lot of credit for the characterization of hero role who is desperate to get married. The desperation is so high that when he meets villain for the first time, he utters the following dialogue while leaving ...
Katrina Kaif: Katrina Kaif is apt for the role of princess. She is extremely elegant in princess attire. Sunitha dubbed her voice and it suited her. But she is average in other scenes where she is expected to be a girl-next-door in Vizag.
Others: Gajala did an item song and she is good. Pop singer Smita did a negative role in this film. It's a little unglamorous role and she did very well. Kota is good, as usual, as the villain. After Venkatesh, Brahmanandam has got top priority in generating comedy followed by Sunil, Rajitha and Hema. Balayya, Tanikella Bharani, Rajyalakshmi, Naresh, Sana etc did well.
Analysis: First half is very interesting with series of hilarious scenes. The emotion catches up in the scene where a pressmeet is held in second half to announce Malliswari as the heiress to the 750 crore property. The same emotion is carried till the climax of the film. The climax is very impressive. The strength of the film are dialogues by Trivikram, direction of Vijaya Bhaskar and histrionics by Venkatesh who managed the entire show single-handedly. The only thing that does not live up to the high expectations are the songs in the film. The narration of the film is slow, just like any other Vijaya Bhaskar's films. This film is best recommended for the family viewing. You should watch it at least once.